Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen and in the latest podcast, they focus on the tsunami of energy demand—how it’s affecting Oklahoma and the rest of the nation.
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Study highlights most active growth of data centers in the U.S.
While we’ve seen a spurt in data centers in the Midwest and Southwest, including Oklahoma, a new report indicates the country’s major data center growth remains in the nation’s larger cities. The interactive report released by the Brookings Institution shows which regions of the U.S. are experiencing growth in data centers. In some …
Energy briefs
** President Trump’s administration delivered a long-overdue blow to California’s high-speed rail project. Federal funding—$4 billion in unspent grants—has been yanked, halting what critics say is a boondoggle that has devoured billions while delivering broken promises. ** Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio), a powerful figure in U.S. energy policy as chair of the House Energy and …
Growing power demand in Texas and New Mexico prompts Xcel Energy to initiate 17 new power projects
Xcel Energy has announced new generation resource additions as part of an overall portfolio to meet the rapidly rising energy needs of its Texas and New Mexico service area. The portfolio includes extensions of 521 megawatts of existing generation as well as the addition of 17 new power projects that will add 5,168 …
Google follows its Oklahoma renewable energy agreement with one in Pennsylvania
Tech giant Google, with one data center in northeast Oklahoma and another in the works in Stillwater, plans to spend at least $3 billion building more centers across the country and powering them with renewable energy. It reached a major deal with Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners to acquire 670 megawatts of clean energy …
Tulsa law firm to represent Wagoner County Commissioners in solar farm battle
Wagoner County Commissioners have hired a Tulsa law firm to represent them in a fight over NextEra Energy’s plan to build a 5,000-acre solar farm near Porter. Court filings in Wagoner County indicate the commissioners hired Adam C. Doverspike and Whitney N. Humphrey of GableGotwals, to represent them in the fight with Persica Solar …
Energy briefs
** President Trump, joined by industry and political leaders, announced a sweeping federal initiative—potentially totaling $70 to $90 billion in energy investments—aimed at boosting U.S. power capacity to support the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure. ** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the start of a new pilot program to accelerate …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—a sneak preview of interview with Alan Armstrong
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen, a costly turnpike repair, more data center growth and the demand it’s making on the electric-generation industry and—–a sneak preview of an interview with Willliams leader Alan Armstrong.
Energy briefs
** GE Vernova, the energy spin-off of GE, is investing an additional $80 million in its flagship grid solutions factory in Pennsylvania over the next two years to modernize the electric grid and meet growing demand. ** A former mining client of President Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and top campaign fundraiser Brian Ballard is …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—increasing solar farms and EV sales
In the latest podcast of Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen, they focus on solar farms and EV futures and much more. What? Even Lawrence Welk?