Holtec Ends Pursuit of New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Project Holtec International announced it will no longer move forward with plans to operate a nuclear waste storage site in southeast New Mexico, ending a multi-year effort marked by intense public resistance and legal challenges. The decision comes two years after the company received a federal …
December 2025 archive
Congressmen propose big fines for oil pipeline leaks
Bipartisan Bill Seeks Higher Penalties After Twin Oaks Pipeline Leak A jet fuel leak from the 66-year-old Twin Oaks pipeline in Pennsylvania—owned by Sunoco, a subsidiary of the Dallas-based pipeline company Energy Transfer—has triggered a bipartisan push in Congress to increase federal penalties on oil pipeline leaks. The incident, which occurred earlier this year, led …
More Rate Increases, $1.4B of OGE, PSO 2021 Winter Storm Bonds Challenged at OK Supreme Court
Just as Oklahoma Gas and Electric had a pre-Thanksgiving surprise for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett in requesting his recusal from its rate cases, three legislators had one for the utility. It involved ratepayer backed bonds stemming from the 2021 Winter storm securitization law that landed billions of dollars onto consumers by …
Texas solar firms under investigation for ties to China
Texas Launches Probe Into Solar Firms After Fox News Report Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced that state lawmakers will investigate two solar companies after a Fox News investigation reported both firms have corporate connections to Chinese solar giants. The companies under review include T1 Energy, based in Austin, and Canadian Solar, headquartered in Ontario …
OKC water storage tank to be demolished
OKC to Begin Demolition of Aging Water Storage Tank in December The Oklahoma City Utilities Department will begin tearing down and replacing one of its two water storage tanks at the City’s booster station located at NW 52nd Street and Colfax Place the week of Dec. 1. The work marks the start of a three-phase …
Cold weather and ice resulted in power outages on Monday
Oklahoma’s not finished with the kind of weather that brings power outages, such as those that hit central Oklahoma early Monday morning. Christi Woodworth, OG&E VP Marketing & Communications said thousands of customers around the Oklahoma City metro experienced outages. “Earlier today, approximately 12,000 customers in the Harrah, Choctaw, Newalla, and Jones area experienced …
Oil prices rose on OPEC+ decision
Oil Prices Rise $1 After OPEC+ Holds Output Steady Crude oil prices moved higher on Monday after OPEC+ leaders reaffirmed their plan to hold oil output steady through the first quarter of 2026. The decision renewed concerns about global supply, even as analysts continued to warn about too much oil on the market. West Texas …
State’s oil plays still see lots of rig activity
Oklahoma Rig Activity Holds Steady as U.S. Sees Sharper Declines Oklahoma’s oil and gas activity held mostly steady in the latest Baker Hughes rig count, showing only a minimal shift even as several major U.S. basins experienced notable declines. Oklahoma Play-by-Play Oklahoma recorded 41 active rigs, down by just one from the previous week. Even …
Tulsa Neighbors Offered Preblast Checks for Data Center Plan
Tulsa Neighbors Offered Preblast Inspections Ahead of $1 Billion Data Center Project Residents living near the site of the proposed $1 billion Project Clydesdale data center in Tulsa recently learned they could receive a free “preblast” home inspection ahead of heavy construction work that will involve blasting and explosive charges. Letters Arrive After Groundbreaking Beale …
Energy Brief: U.S. Grid Risks & Data Center Expansion
Energy Brief: U.S. Grid Risks & Data Center Expansion A U.S. House committee will examine electric-grid vulnerabilities — Lawmakers seek bipartisan solutions for reliability threatsA congressional committee will hold a hearing this week on potential grid weaknesses, an issue that could generate rare bipartisan agreement as both parties acknowledge rising reliability concerns driven by extreme …