** Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration asks the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether the state has immunity from lawsuits involving an order to revoke Enbridge’s Line 5 easement in the Straits of Mackinac. ** New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent moves to approve a gas pipeline and delay action on building electrification has the …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Muskogee makes it official…new data centers in Muskogee
Google, along with Muskogee County, City of Muskogee and Port Muskogee announced plans Friday for two new data center campuses near the towns of Summit and Council Hill, as well as new agreements to add energy to the electricity grid — building on the company’s longstanding presence in Oklahoma. Part of Google’s two-year $9 billion …
Energy Brief: PJM Rejections, EV Sales Drop, DOE Loan
PJM Rejects All 12 Growth Proposals Grid operator PJM Interconnection rejected all 12 proposals submitted by data center companies, utilities, energy advocates, and other stakeholders offering recommendations on how the regional operator should handle surging electricity demand. U.S. EV Sales Fall 49% in One Month U.S. EV sales dropped 49% from September to October after …
Energy Brief: Regulators Reject Hikes, Global Oil Shifts
U.S. ENERGY Maine regulators deny CMP rate increase Maine regulators rejected a proposed Central Maine Power rate hike that would have increased the average monthly bill by $35. Regulators directed CMP to submit a new plan that better considers impacts on consumers. Federal investigators outline Key Bridge collapse Federal investigators detailed what caused the Francis …
Focusing on energy projects in Payne County
Residents Gather to Discuss Energy and Data Center Growth Stillwater was the site recently of a town hall meeting where data centers and the spread of green energy projects dominated the discussion. Attendees raised questions, voiced concerns, and sought clarity on how rapidly evolving energy and technology projects could affect Payne County. The Stillwater Press …
Data center power demand to hit utilities in big way
New Report Predicts Explosive Load Growth by 2030 Imagine the impact of data centers popping up across the United States — including almost three dozen in Oklahoma — each one pulling enormous amounts of electricity. A new report released Tuesday by Grid Strategies warns that utilities nationwide will see unprecedented increases in power demand in …
State Lawmaker Fights PSO’s $1.2B Energy Project Request
Gann Cites Former Commissioner Bob Anthony’s Opinions Rep. Tom Gann, the Republican legislator from Inola who is challenging Oklahoma Corporation Commission rate hike decisions before the State Supreme Court, this week reached back to opinions offered by a former regulator to challenge PSO’s $1.2 billion in energy improvement projects. Gann, in filings on Monday in …
Energy Brief: Texas Plant Fire, Solar Access, Global Shifts
U.S. ENERGY Firefighters Battle Blaze at Texas Decommissioned Power Plant Firefighters in southeastern Texas battled a massive blaze Sunday at a decommissioned power plant in Texas City, Galveston County, sending large plumes of smoke into the air. The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m., drawing 50 to 60 firefighters from multiple departments who worked throughout …
Google signs Arkansas deals to power growing data centers
New Solar Facility Will Support Regional Data Center Power Demand Just days after announcing plans for a third Oklahoma data center, Google confirmed another major investment in renewable energy infrastructure—this time in Arkansas. Arkansas Business reports the company will be the exclusive buyer of power from the $123 million Redfield Solar Farm in Grant County, …