What appears to be one of the more interesting data center and power plant proposals in the region is the Fermi Center at Amarillo, Texas. It not only wants to use natural gas and solar power to provide the power, but also nuclear energy. Proposed by Texas Tech and former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Delegation Backs GRID Power Act in U.S. House
Oklahoma Delegation Backs GRID Power Act in U.S. House All five members of Oklahoma’s U.S. House delegation voted this week in favor of the GRID Power Act (H.R. 1047), a Republican-backed bill that aims to prioritize dispatchable power over some renewable projects in the nation’s congested electric grid. What the Bill Does The GRID Power …
Energy briefs (Tuesday)
** Michigan’s highest court has yanked Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline back into the legal spotlight, agreeing Friday to hear Tribal Nations and environmental groups who say the state’s Public Service Commission broke the law when it signed off on a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. ** U.S.-listed nuclear energy exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have experienced …
Elk City Rep. Nick Archer Elected Energy Council Leader
Oklahoma Lawmaker Takes International Energy Leadership Role Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, has been elected vice chair of The Energy Council, an international nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing energy policy. The announcement came during the Council’s annual meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Nick Archer will serve as vice chair until stepping into the chairmanship during …
Sierra Club celebrates Sun Day on Sunday
On Sunday, September 21, In the shade of an impressive solar panel array, with the classic neon Sunshine Laundry marquee in the background, Sierra Club and partners will host a community gathering as part of Sun Day, the first-ever nationwide day of action calling for the large-scale deployment of clean energy that is …
Energy briefs
** Oil and gas industry insiders say they didn’t ask for the U.S. EPA to pause greenhouse gas emissions reporting, saying they would prefer modifications to the program instead. ** The Interior Department cites a failure to reach an agreement on mitigating electromagnetic impacts in its first explanation for why it halted work on Revolution …
Poll: Americans Want Bigger Grid, Cheaper Power
Voters Want Grid Expansion but Cheaper Electricity A new poll shows most Americans want a bigger grid to handle surging energy demand. At the same time, voters are frustrated with constant utility rate hikes and want cheaper monthly bills. The survey covered likely voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania, two states in the backlogged …
Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen talk energy—the latest on electric rates
As Scott Mitchell put it, it’s another “all electric” show on his Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen podcast. Maybe “electrifying” could be used to describe their talk about the booming energy demands not just in Oklahoma but across the U.S. How is the state’s electric grid responding? Plus, there’s an update on the …
Energy briefs
** President Trump posts on social media that he doesn’t “want to frighten off or disincentivize investment into America by outside countries or companies” despite a recent immigration raid on Hyundai’s Georgia EV plant, hinting at the conflict between his administration’s immigration and economic agendas. ** PJM Interconnection rolls out a proposal to cut off …
Energy briefs
** The House Oversight Committee released a new report that appeared to show how some of former President Joe Biden’s allies financially benefited from his Green New Deal. ** The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) named globally recognized energy and sustainability leader Jennifer Layke its next executive director. She will join ACEEE on November 6. Layke …