Work has started on a large solar project in southern Oklahoma that developers contend will help ease the summer strain on the grid in the state. Leeward Renewable Energy in Dallas announced it had commenced construction on its Twelvemile Solar 1 & 2 projects, a combined 152-megawatt solar facility. It did not …
** A major Pacific oil reserve offline for a decade was restarted in only five months of work by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, despite pleas from Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and completion of a reported laundry list of permitting and reviews. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced Friday it has shepherded the reopening of the …
** Liquefied natural gas developers led gains for U.S. energy companies in early trading on Monday, after the European Union pledged $750 billion worth in strategic purchases as part of a sweeping trade pact. ** Chevron said it plans to lay off almost 600 Houston workers as part of its monumental acquisition of Hess. Around 575 …
** Out of nowhere as far as many were concerned, the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled an important application window for its Rural Energy for America Program, which could send thousands of small farms and business owners scrambling. Canary Media reported that this wasn’t some scheduling hiccup; it was the last chance many had to finance clean energy projects …
More examples of bad politics impacting your utility rates. They are discussed in the latest podcast of Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen. But what about the Oklahoma impact of the President’s latest tariff agreement with the European Union?
(Reuters) Oklahoma could have a direct role in the historic trade agreement reached by President Trump with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, one that gives the EU a $750 billion energy commitment with the U.S. Few details of the energy impact are available but this much is known. As a result …
Records show energy lobbyists spent nearly $4 million in a recent attempt to save some of the green energy priorities adopted by the Biden administration before Congress and President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful bill into law. As one news outlet put it, “they didn’t get much bang for their buck.” E&E News …
** Wyoming lawmakers are wrestling with whether to green light potentially numerous nuclear waste sites throughout the state. Some say it’s good for the economy, while others say it’s not worth the risk. ** Nebraska regulators discuss the possibility of building small modular nuclear reactors in a small city, largely because of its electric transmission …
NextEra Energy, the company whose subsidiary Persica Solar is in a fight with Wagoner County Commissioners over a proposed solar farm near the town of Porter, released a second quarter earnings report showing an increase to more than $2 billion in adjusted earnings. The Florida-based company’s net income attributable to NextEra Energy on …
** Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore is sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a bribery scheme that involved giving jobs to associates of Illinois’ former House Speaker in exchange for favorable legislation. ** The U.S. Commerce Department’s Inspector General launches an investigation into whether the Trump administration’s staffing cuts at the …
