A new child care center in Hinton, one owned by the Caddo Nation, is getting most of its eleccgtricity from solar energy. The center’s 217 rooftop and carport panels were part of a project first developed by Saku, a joint venture between the tribe and solar firm EightTwenty. StateImpact Oklahoma reported in The Oklahoman this …
September 2025 archive
Gulfport completes stock redemption
Gulfport Energy Corporation in Oklahoma City announced that it has completed the redemption of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. On September 5, 2025, the Company redeemed a total of 2,449 shares of Preferred Stock at an aggregate redemption value of approximately $31.3 million, including accrued and unpaid dividends through the Redemption Date. …
PSO files under controversial new law—Corporation Commissioner calls it “terrible policy”
The flood of utility rate requests stemming from the new controversial law created by Senate Bill 998 is about to hit the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. “We’re gonna get flooded,” said Commissioner Todd Hiett in response to an OK Energy Today inquiry regarding a recent filing by Public Service Company of Oklahoma seeking a deferred …
Former regulator charges renewable energy projects face stricter rules than oil and gas in Oklahoma
Days after he testified before an Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee and spoke of the benefits of renewable energy projects in the state, former Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth said it’s time to balance property rights and energy policy. He made his declaration to Scott Mitchell on Hot Seat and further claimed that renewable projects in …
Williams deals with more pipeline opposition in North Carolina
Williams Cos. of Tulsa faces opposition for an expansion of another of its pipeline projects. It’s the Transco natural gas pipeline effort called the Southeast Suupply Enhancement Project. The project would expand the existing capacity of the Transcontinental pipeline which runs nearly 10,000 miles from Texas to New York. The expansion would be …
Where they’re drilling for oil and gas in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s oil and gas drilling efforts are still mostly focused in the Cana Woodford Basin in the state but the Granite Wash play isn’t far behind with drilling activity. The latest rig count from Baker Hughes reported 17 active rigs were busy in the Cana Woodford and included at least 5 rigs in Grady …
More energy jobs lost in August in Oklahoma and U.S.
A new August 2025 jobs report from the Energy Workforce & Technology Council showed a loss of 448 energy jobs in Oklahoma while nationwide there was a decline of more than 6,000 positions. The Council declared that the job losses show a “continued labor market softening” across not justthe energy services sector but also the …
Energy briefs
** President Donald Trump said he was ready to sanction Russia after Moscow launched its largest air attack against Ukraine since the start of the war on Sunday, setting Kyiv’s government headquarters on fire and killing at least five, including one infant. ** The Trump administration scored a significant, but potentially temporary, win in its efforts …
Finance site claims Oklahoma is one of four states with highest electricity rate increases in next decade
We’ve been reporting at length about the growing cost of electricity in Oklahoma and how AI and data centers and industrial growth in the state will only put more pressure on utilities and regulators. Don’t take our word for it. Now GOBankingRates reports that national energy rates will increase by an average of 9% …
Still in the headlines—Grain Belt Transmission line and $5 billion loan cancellation
The cancellation by President Trump’s administration of a nearly $5 billion loan to the Grain Belt Transmission line is still grabbing headlines. Renewable energy supporters contend the cancellation will only result in higher energy costs for consumers. It’s been a month since clean energy activists were stunned with news that the federal government …