** The U.S. House passes legislation that would require federal agencies to analyze the economic impacts of reducing Glen Canyon Dam’s hydropower output to benefit endangered Colorado River fish. ** EPA administrator Lee Zeldin has promised to end a contentious feature in many automobiles: the automatic start-stop feature that temporarily shuts down engines at red …
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Former Biden Interior Secretary accuses Trump of trying to kill clean energy jobs in New Mexico
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, now a candidate for governor in New Mexico is on her campaign soapbox criticizing the Trump administration for its tax cuts she contends will hurt her home state’s clean energy economy. In a social-media campaign video, the longtime Democrat accused the President of attempting to kill renewable energy jobs …
Oklahoma now home to a “behind the meter” law
A so-called “Behind the Meter” bill is becoming law after it was signed this week by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston authored Senate Bill 480 which he contends will increase economic development in the state. Green says the law could generate billions in new private-sector investment, empower businesses to develop …
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** Congressional Republicans advance a measure to allow oil and gas companies to pay a $10 million fee to fast-track federal permitting reviews and bypass years of environmental reviews and litigation. ** Clean Refineries Inc. announces plans to invest $1 billion to redevelop a petroleum terminal in Louisiana into a net-zero emissions refinery to make …
Growing list of Oklahoma energy bills fading into obscurity
While one controversial energy bill sent to the Governor of Oklahoma became law this week, others met a quick death in the legislature while a few remain works in progress. SB998, the “CWIP” or construction while in progress cost that will be billed to ratepayers at the time of the electrical project is being …
Huge solar farm under construction in Missouri
Construction has started on a $500 million solar project that will increase Missouri’s solar capacity by nearly half. The 430 MW solar project by Arevon Energy is in southeastern Missouri’s Scott County. The Arizona renewable energy developer said the Kelso 1 & 2 solar projects are the firm’s first efforts in Missouri. Last year Arevon …
Brecheen wants to eliminate Biden green energy tax subsidies
Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen joined Texas Congressman Chip Roy in introducing the Energy Freedom Act. to repeal the more than 20 green energy tax subsidies created or expanded by the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). “The Democrats’ so-called ‘Inflation Reduction Act’, signed into law in 2022, is nothing more than a massive, …
Energy briefs
** Utility player NRG Energy will pay nearly $10 billion for 18 natural gas-fired power plants from LS Power in a move designed to prepare NRG for a domestic power market that’s set to soar. ** A bill to lift Illinois’ 40-year moratorium on new large nuclear energy plants has stalled recently as Senate lawmakers work …
Renewable energy supporters claim Texas legislature might kill their industry
According to a report in the Houston Chronicle, Republicans in the Texas legislature are close to killing the state’s renewable energy boom. “Not only could their legislation halt new development in its tracks, but also they could send scores of existing projects to an early grave,” reported Claire Hao, Energy Reporter for the …
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** The Colorado Supreme Court permitted Boulder County and the city of Boulder on Monday to proceed with their lawsuit against two fossil fuel corporations over alleged local harms caused by the effects of climate change. ** BP’s underperformance and strategy shifts have made it a potential takeover target. Shell, Chevron, Exxon, TotalEnergies, and others …