A U.S. House committee plans to take a look into data centers, the very subject that is the target of several bills before the Oklahoma legislature. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin announced a hearing to examine the structure and oversight of federal permitting regimes governing the energy and data center infrastructure …
When the Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee meets Thursday, one of the measures to be considered is the Oklahoma Brine Development Act. SB1930 by Sen. Grant Green (R-Wellson), would allow and promote the reuse, recycling and reclaiming of produced water. It would also encourage production and development of brine and solution gas and to provide …
** Thirteen states sue the Trump administration over its cancellation of billions of dollars in Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law funding. ** FERC rejects American Electric Power’s request to sell up to 750 MW of capacity in an upcoming auction, saying it wouldn’t aid PJM Interconnection’s resource adequacy needs like AEP claims. ** …
Legislation aimed at shielding Oklahoma families and small businesses from higher utility bills is advancing at the Capitol. A measure that would require data centers to cover the infrastructure costs tied to their operations passed the House Utilities Policy Committee Tuesday with a unanimous 7-0 vote, clearing another step in the legislative process. Authored by …
Earnings grew higher for OGE Energy Corp., parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company. The corporation had increased net earnings for all of 2025, based on the financial results released this week. As a result, OGE Energy Corp saw earnings of $2.32 per diluted share for the year compared to $2.19 a share …
Oklahoma’s fire dangers remained high on Wednesday following devastating wildfires that torched 155,000 acres of land in the Panhandle and the Northwest part of the state. The fires burned in Woodward, Texas and Beaver counties and raced into southwest Kansas where the town of Ashland was evacuated. The Oklahoma Mesonet indicated things won’t get …
Rep. Amanda Clinton’s bill to examine how data centers impact the state’s electric grid moves on to another House Committee after winning approval in the House Utility Committee on a 9-0 vote. The Tulsa Democrat authored HB 3392 will move next to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Oversight after getting initial approval last …
A bill by Rep. Jim Shaw to put tighter restrictions on large load electrical customers, specifically data centers, died in the House Utilities Committee this week when a majority of committee members felt it was infringing on property rights. Members voted 2-6 against his HB3724, a measure that would have banned taxpayer-funded subsidies for …
Geopolitics. They spurred a more than 4% jump Wednesday in crude oil prices. They rose largely because of continued talks between the U.S. and Iran and no agreement how to stop the buildup of arms and sabre rattling by Iran. Plus, there was the lack of a breakthrough in the peace talks between Ukraine and …
Hey Oklahoma legislature……wake up! It’s the strong message delivered to the leaders of the state House and state Senate from Brook Simmons, president of the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma. He fired off a letter this week explaining that the decisions by Devon Energy and Expand Energy to move their headquarters to Houston, Texas and the …
