One energy company that anticipates benefits from President Trump’s controversial worldwide tariffs is a solar firm based in Austin, Texas. T1 Energy Inc. came out and said it supports the tariffs, explaining they align with the company’s strategy to establish a vertically integrated U.S. solar plus storage supply chain. With T1’s operating 5 GW …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Major solar manufacturer gives “boost” to Texas solar industry
Solar energy supporters are calling the opening of a 1.6-gigawatt solar module factory in Texas a “major boost” for the state. But the boost could eventually be much more if the company follows through on its growth plans. Waaree Solar Americas, a subdivision of Indian conglomerate Waaree Energies started producted in January in Brookshire …
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** Liberty Energy Inc., the company previously run by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to release its financial results for the first quarter after the market closes on Wednesday, April 16. ** The battle over whether California should build a $20-billion water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is escalating, with Gov. Gavin …
Other states also see activism against renewable energy projects
The movement against renewable energy projects across Oklahoma is also seen in other states in the region. As Canary Media reports, similar efforts are underway in Texas. Click here for Canary Media
Nebraska county votes for solar farm setback regulations
Solar and wind farm setbacks being debated in the Oklahoma legislature are similar to other arguments around the Midwest. One such event took place in Nebraska. Three years after a Nebraska County initiated discussions for rules and regulations for the siting of solar farms, its commissioners voted to create one-half mile setback requirements for …
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** Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs legislation into law classifying nuclear power as “clean energy” after it passed the legislature with bipartisan support. ** The Kansas City area could add another data center — this one to the tune of $12 billion spread across six buildings in Wyandotte County. ** A company halts the environmental …
Various energy bills to be reviewed by Senate Energy Committee
More energy bills will be considered Wednesday in a meeting of the Oklahoma Senate Committee on Energy. The agenda includes consideration of bills about nuclear energy, solar energy, carbon sequestration and setbacks for wind towers. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. Agenda: 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. SB130 – [Corporation Commission; directing Commission to conduct …
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** President Trump is threatening more tariffs on Russian oil.“If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia’s fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs …
Energy bills get House approval including a long-term effort on a utility measure
Oklahoma’s House of Representatives had a busy Energy Day on Wednesday, passing a number of energy related bills, including the debated HB2747. As promoted and authored by Rep. Trey Caldwell (R-Faxon), the bill focused on transmission projects and the ownership of the projects by utilities. Caldwell has repeatedly denied the measure is a Right …
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** President Donald Trump said on Thursday that larger tariffs could be placed on the European Union and Canada if they both work together “to do economic harm to the USA.” On Wednesday, Trump unveiled a 25% tariff on imported vehicles, expanding a global trade war and prompting criticism and threats of retaliation from affected U.S. …