Legislation Targets Federal Research Investment Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, has introduced legislation aimed at positioning Oklahoma to compete for a U.S. national laboratory and other major federal research centers, an effort supporters say could reshape the state’s long-term economic and workforce outlook. If approved, House Bill 3176 would establish the Oklahoma Gas, Artificial Intelligence, …
Data Centers are not the main reason for increased electricity prices So says Oklahoma energy developer Robert Hefner. As he told OK Energy Today, he left the oil and gas industry in 2021 to focus on building power, infrastructure and data center projects. He describes himself as a “power and infrastructure developer and operator” and …
** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has been illegally powering its massive Tennessee data centers through the use of a fleet of methane gas turbines. The turbines were operating without required air quality permits, but the company has been fighting the charges for a year and a half, claiming that …
Interrupted oil production in Kazakhstan The geopolitical tensions sparked a more than 1% increase in crude oil prices on Tuesday while some Oklahoma energy stocks experienced big losses. Investors were wary as they watched President Trump’s threats of higher U.S. tariffs on the European countries opposed to his desire to buy Greenland. But there was …
Corporation Commissioners in Oklahoma will meet Wednesday to handle their normal signing agendas but some rulemaking changes as well. In the 1:30 p.m. meeting, the three commissioners will take votes on their daily signing agenda and their 24-hour signing agenda cases. The rulemaking changes will deal with Gas & Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety, Motor Carriers, …
Public Service of Oklahoma has taken the Rogers County Commissioners to court, suing them for preventing the utility from construction of more structures on company-owned land. The projects, as detailed by PSO in a September 2025 application for Corporation Commission pre-approval of construction, were denied by the County Commission and the Rogers County Board of …
EIA expects lower gasoline prices in 2026 and 2027 as crude oil prices fall In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook from the federal government, it forecasted retail U.S. gasoline prices will be lower the next two years than in 2025, falling 6% in 2026 and then increasing 1% in 2027. The Energy Information Administration stated …
Stardust Power Secures Key Air Permit for Muskogee Lithium Refinery More than a year after breaking ground in Muskogee, Stardust Power Inc. has cleared a major regulatory hurdle for its planned lithium refinery with approval from state environmental regulators. The Connecticut-based developer of battery-grade lithium carbonate announced it has received an air quality construction permit …
Corporation Commissioners Revisit CWIP Law in Closed-Door Meeting More than a year after Oklahoma lawmakers approved a controversial utility financing measure, members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission appear to be reassessing the impact of the law they once strongly opposed. According to a filing for a meeting exempt from the state’s Open Meeting Act, Commissioners …
Energy policy takes center stage ahead of Oklahoma’s 2026 session Energy policy — from data centers and artificial intelligence to water use, eminent domain, taxation, and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission — is poised to dominate discussion when the Oklahoma Legislature convenes for the 2026 regular session in early February. More than 60 energy-related bills were …
