** The Trump administration issued an order Wednesday to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said it needs further review because it appears the Biden administration rushed the approval. ** The U.S. Army Corps …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Regulators advised—don’t rush to make utility pole changes
After months of study, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is being advised it should take little action when it comes to a call to require stronger wooden poles used by utilities in the state. The recommendation comes from the Commission’s Public Utilities Division which reached its conclusions following a Notice of Inquiry launched last …
Latest private meeting by state regulators longer than public session
Within minutes of concluding their regular public meeting on Tuesday, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners almost immediately held another meeting, one that did not include the public and fell under the new state law allowing gatherings exempt from the Open Meeting Law. A filing of the Open Meeting Act Exempt Event Compliance Form on Wednesday …
Energy briefs
** Honda is reportedly preparing to significantly expand its US manufacturing footprint by up to 30% over the next two to three yearsin response to the Trump administration’s sweeping new tariffs on foreign imports. The Japanese automaker is considering shifting production of several key models from Mexico and Canada to the US. ** Dallas-based Vaquero Midstream, a natural …
NextEra Energy 1Q results to be released
After earnings of more than $1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, NextEra Energy plans to unveil its first quarter 2025 results next week. The Florida firm, with heavy commitments in Oklahoma’s wind and solar industry, will release the results before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 23, …
Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee to meet
A number of energy-related bills will be taken up Thursday during a meeting of the Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee. AGENDA: HB1220 By West (Kevin) et al of the House and Standridge of the Senate (Proposed Comm. Sub., req. #2027) Utilities; securitization revenue stream of certain obligations issued by the Development Finance Authority; legislative findings in regards …
Energy briefs
** BP has made an oil discovery at the Far South field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, it said on Monday, as the energy major seeks to grow production under a strategy reset announced earlier this year. The exploration well was drilled in Green Canyon Block 584 about 120 miles (193.12 km) off the coast of …
New Mexico adopts law to fund green energy projects
Among the 41 bills signed into law this week by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was one to give the state more funding power for green energy projects in small communities and to help utilities. One measure, House Bill 128 establishes a $20 million dollar fund to provide grants for solar energy and battery …
Energy briefs
** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) made conditional commitments to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to five U.S. nuclear developers to meet their near-term fuel needs. This first round of HALEU allocations brings innovative American nuclear technologies one step closer to commercialization. ** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) …
Texas legislators consider more control of renewable energy projects
As Oklahoma legislators create more restrictive regulations on wind and solar development, Texas legislators are considering regulations giving the state greater industry oversight. According to the Texas Tribune, Senate Bill 819, by state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, would implement new administrative rules, impose fees and require the Texas Public Utility Commission to approve wind …
