By M. Scott Carter Capitol Bureau Chief, Lawton Constitution. Oklahoma will receive millions of dollars in federal grant funds to pay for the final phase of a mammoth statewide broadband internet expansion program, the head of the state’s broadband office confirmed Tuesday evening. In an exclusive interview with The Constitution, Mike Sanders — a former …
The Oklahoma City Council Tuesday unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on new data centers within city limits, joining the growing list of cities and counties taking action to slow down the data center developments spreading across the nation. The moratorium halts the acceptance of new applications, the processing of and the issuance of rezoning …
With uncertainty rising faster than a gushing oil well, oil prices gained Tuesday as the world waited to see if peace talks resumed with Iran or whether President Trump would carry out his threats as promised. The president’s cease fire comes to an end this week and while Iran’s military said one thing and its …
The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down Rep. Tom Gann’s legal challenges of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s approval of rate hikes for Public Service Company of Oklahoma in 2024. In one of several legal challenges made by the Inola Republican legislator, he challenged the actions of the Corporation Commission, including participation of Commissioner Todd Hiett …
Just as Oklahoma rejected a controversial electrical transmission line a few years ago, the same kind of fight is being played out in other states, such as Nebraska and South Dakota. There, ranchers in the area known as the Sandhills joined forces with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and a nonprofit called Preserve the Sandhills, …
First quarter earnings at Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. in Oklahoma City will be released in a few weeks. The energy firm plans a release on Monday, May 11 followed by a 10 a.m. Central Time conference call where the results of the first quarter ending March 31 will be discussed. Mammoth Energy finished 2025’s fourth …
Oklahoma natural gas customers of Summit Utilities Oklahoma could see a slight increase in rates as the firm is asking approval from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Summit filed a recent request for a change in what is known as its Performance Based Rate Change Plan, based on costs it incurred in 2025. If approved, the …
Oil prices continue to fluctuate over crisis in Iran ** The price of oil has been driven higher by the latest round of escalations in the Middle East, renewing fears of a drastic global energy shock. IEA calls it the ‘worst energy crisis ever’ ** The conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel is …
Construction improvements to one of the buildings at the Oklahoma State Capitol means interference with some hearings at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The Commission announced this week that it would have to move certain courtroom hearings due to HVAC upgrades at the Will Rogers Building. “The Oil & Gas Conservation Motion Docket that is currently …
Days after we reported that energy reporter Robert Bryce indicated that Fermi, the Rick Perry-connected proposed largest data center in the world in Amarillo had gone from “sizzle to fizzle”, things got worse. On Friday, CEO Toby Neugebauer abruptly departed, reported Axios and shares on the newly traded operation plummeted in value on top of a …
