The number of solar projects across the the U.S. is expected to increase by four times in the next several years, thanks to an extension of an industry subsidy late last year. Whether some of that will occur in Oklahoma remains to be seen, largely because electricity rates are comparatively low in the state …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe made the case for fuel diversity in addressing the nation’s climate change issues in the electricity sector. He did so during a hearing this week by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee where he once was chairman and now is a senior member. The hearing was entitled : …
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin admits he’s concerned the recently unveiled climate plan by Democrats in the House will turn the country’s energy independence into “energy dependence” and because of their power on capitol hill, it will also likely happen. He believes Democrats pushing the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s Future act …
Arkansas regulators have signed off on allowing Producers Rice Mill Inc. and Scenic Hill Solar of North Little rock to build the state’s largest commercial solar power and battery storage system. The operation will be located at the mill’s site in Stuttgart, a city located southeast of Little Rock. Arkansas Business reported the approval …
A New Mexico state agency has approved for the first time the use of state land for a solar power project to provide electricity for the city of Las Cruces. New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard approved the deal this week when she signed four leases with Las Cruces reported the Associated Press. …
A young environmentalist is telling Oklahomans they need more solar panels on their homes to avoid the disastrous power outages like the state suffered last week and smiley faces on our utility bills to urge us to change our behavior about climate change. Writing a “Point of View” in the Wednesday Oklahoman, Graham …
“I firmly believe it is not the governments job to pick winners and losers in our fuel mix”—Rep. Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin went after the “radical left” and “overregulation” in a recent op-ed piece for The Hill in which he defended the fossil fuel industry during the cold spell that killed dozens and …
Kansas regulators voted Thursday to turn down a plan by Evergy to charge a monthly grid access fee to solar users, handing something of a temporary win for them. The Kansas Corporation Commission decided to reject the company’s solutions, reported the Hutchinson News. Evergy had wanted to charge solar users a grid access fee …
A study by a coalition of renewable energy groups claims grid-enhancing technologies in Oklahoma and Kansas could help the two states integrate more than 5,200 megawatts of new renewable generation by 2025. The study entitled “Unlocking the Queue” and done by the Working for Advanced Transmission Technologies Coalition focused on Oklahoma and Kansas and …
** New Mexico officials promote an oil and gas company’s 8 MW solar array in the Permian Basin as the type of carbon-reducing initiative companies could pursue under a statewide “clean-fuel standard.” ** German automaker Porsche is working on a synthetic fuel technology that the company says has the potential to make combustion engines just as clean …
