Luther Officials Warn Data Center Application May Be Coming Soon Town Attorney: Expect a Permit Request Early Next Year City leaders in the eastern Oklahoma town of Luther were recently told the town might still receive an application for construction of a data center. As The Luther Register reported, the notification came during a recent …
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Ratepayers to feel impact of data center power needs
Oklahoma Faces Growing Strain as Data Centers Drive New Power Demands At Least 18 Data Center Projects Identified Across Oklahoma We’ve been reporting for more than a year about the rapid growth of data centers in Oklahoma and the pressure this boom places on utilities, ratepayers, and the state’s broader power infrastructure. Consumers continue to …
Energy briefs
** The Trump administration moves to reverse the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s policy giving tribal nations veto power over proposed hydropower projects on their land. ** In 2024, 42 of the 50 states saw fewer solar installations last year than the year before, and there was an overall 39% decrease in capacity. That trend has continued …
Oil prices up slightly following seized Venezuelan tanker incident
While crude oil prices recorded only a slight gain on Thursday following the U.S. seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, natural gas prices suffered with a more than 8% drop for the day. Both Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate rose about 0.4%. Reuters reported it might not …
Corporation Commission repeats vote to support OGE projects
With little fanfare, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission voted 2-1 to uphold its original approval of massive energy expansion projects for Oklahoma Gas and Electric. “We don’t need to rehash this anymore,” said Commissioner Brian Bingman whose original proposed order was okayed two weeks ago in a vote that led to OG&E calling for …
Stardust Power Advances Validated Lithium Project in OK
Stardust Power Completes Independent Review of Lithium Refinery Plan in Muskogee Stardust Power Inc., an American developer of battery-grade lithium carbonate, announced the completion of an independent third-party review of its Front-End Loading 3 (FEL 3) engineering study for its planned lithium carbonate refinery in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Stardust Power engaged Black & Veatch, a global …
Energy Brief: Gulf Lease Bids, Exxon Cuts, Global Tensions
U.S. ENERGY Oil Companies Offered $300M for Gulf Drilling Rights Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 planned sales under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil fuel production. Exxon Cuts Low-Carbon Spending Plans Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to cut planned spending …
Interest rate cut sent crude oil prices up on Wednesday
Crude oil prices rose Wednesday after the Fed cut interest rates another quarter of a point. But concerns remained about too much oil globally as the U.S. production was on track for a record. At the same time, crude oil inventories in the U.S. fell 1.8 million barrels during the week ending December 5, according …
Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—Christmas, OGE and data centers
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2738435226496397 Mixing Christmas with a utility rate request fight…it’s what Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen discuss on their latest Mitchell talks energy podcast. Plus, there’s more talk of data centers, why there is opposition and what Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has to say about it.
Corporation Commission to vote on contested OGE order
The fight over the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s recent approval of pre-approval costs for expanded Oklahoma Gas and Electric electricity projects will be revisited Thursday by the state regulators. The case, Preapproval of New Generation Capacity and Rider Cost Recovery (Case No. PUD2025-0000038) is one of the agenda items for a meeting and involves hundreds …