Oklahoma is one of at least six states where a new solar startup company based in Florida plans to begin its operations. GTFPower has started operations out of DeBary,Florida and the firm plans to sell and install products for solar roofing, battery backup storage and electric vehicle accessories. Its initial targets will be Oklahoma, …
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Other energy stories and their headlines
** President Bidensaid that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany will not go forward if Russia invades Ukraine. “If Russia invades, that means tanks or troops crossing the border of Ukraine, again, then there will be no longer Nord Stream 2. We will bring an end to it,” Biden said at a joint press conference with …
Headlines of other energy stories
** The nation’s largest electric grid operator PJM Interconnection is so clogged with requests from energy developers seeking connections to its regional transmission network in the eastern United States that it is proposing a two-year pause on reviewing more than 1,200 energy projects, most of them solar power. ** The Biden administration is considering a Chevron …
SWEPCO files for approval of Louisiana solar project
Arkansas regulators are being asked by Southwestern Electric Power Co. to approve 72.5 megawatts of solar energy for the company by December 2024. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports SWEPCO wants to build the project about 20 miles north of Shreveport, Louisiana. Click here for Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Entergy Arkansas puts put solar plant on line
Entergy Arkansas announced its newest solar generation source is online and pumping power onto the electric grid. The Searcy Solar Energy Center is among the first in the state to include battery storage and the ability to store 30 megawatts to provide power rain or shine. Searcy Solar is one of three plants producing …
Other energy news headlines for Monday
** The House oversight committee has invited key board members at four oil majors, Exxon, Shell, Chevron and BP, to testify in February about the industry’s role in climate change and spreading “disinformation,” turning up the heat on big oil after lawmakers grilled their CEOs last year. The hearing is set for Feb. 8. ** American Electric …
Other energy headlines on Friday
** The Biden administration stands ready to deploy its tools to address the latest increase in oil prices, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council said this week. ** Electric vehicle charging and equipment company Blink plans to supply Level 2 chargers at General Motors dealerships in the U.S. and Canada. ** South Dakota lawmakers advance legislation that would …
Chevron wins solar energy bid for Eddy County project
Chevron is the winner of a recent New Mexico auction which will net the state land trust nearly $7 million in an expansion of solar energy production in the Permian Basin. The 326-acre project will be in Eddy County and called the Hayhurst New Mexico Solar project reported KRQE. Click here for KRQE
Thursday’s other energy news headlines
** The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that it was undertaking a 10-year strategy aimed at reducing harm caused by wildfires, using some funds from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. ** Production delays from Rivian and other electric van manufacturers continue to slow Amazon’s pledge to replace its fossil fuel-run delivery fleet. ** Volvo’s electric tractor-trailer trucks, produced at a …
Major solar power projects planned in Arkansas and Louisiana
Funding for two major solar power projects in Arkansas and Louisiana has been secured by Lightsource bp. The company, headquartered in London closed on a $533 million financing package to build the Conway Solar project near Happy, Arkansas and another $533 million multi-project financing package for the Ventress Solar project near Baton Rouge, Louisiana …