The city of Rogers, Arkansas is on a path to using 100% renewable energy to power its city operations. City council members recently approved a more than $12 million solar panel project for their police department and fire department structures reported the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Click here for Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Entergy Arkansas shifts from plans to add gas turbines
Entergy Arkansas files an energy plan with state regulators that replaces a previous proposal to build a new natural-gas plant with more solar development. In its 2021 Integrated Resource Plan, the company indicated it is taking a path toward more renewable resources reported the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Click here for Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
3Q results show improved earnings for OGE Energy Corp.
OGE Energy Corp., the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, and holder of 25.5 percent limited partner interest and 50 percent general partner interest in Enable Midstream Partners LP reported earnings of $1.26 per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to earnings of $0.89 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2020. Here’s …
Massive solar farm planned at Kansas City’s airport
Kansas City unveiled plans to build a 2,000-acre solar farm at the Kansas City International Airport making it one of the largest such installations in the nation. The City Manager says it’s not a question of if but how the city is going to proceed reports KCUR radio. Click here for KCUR Radio report. …
Another major solar farm for Pueblo, Colorado
Another massive solar farm will be built near Pueblo, Colorado. Plans for the 298-megawatt solar farm were announced this week by Xcel Energy and Lightsource bp. It will be the second in the city for Lightsource bp which will sell the power to Xcel and represents a cumulative half billion-dollar private investment in the …
Residents fight largest solar farm in Nebraska
They’re calling it a “last-ditch battle” against what might be the largest solar farm in Nebraska, one that would cover 2,800 acres of land. Residents east of Lincoln are opposed to the plan by Ranger Power to build a solar farm of up to 250 megawatts. And they’re going before the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission …
Koch subsidiary joins solar network
A Kansas-based fossil fuel company known nationally for its conservative politics caught the attention of environmentalists recently in Minnesota. Flint Hills Resources, a subsidiary of Koch Industries—yes, that Koch Industries was accepted as a dues-paying member of Minnesota’s solar energy industry trade group. Flint Hills owns the Pine Bend Refinery near St. Paul and …
Minco wind farm included in $824 million acquisition
NextEra Energy Partners LP’s investments in renewable energy took a nearly billion-dollar leap Friday. The Juno Beach-based subsidiary of NextEra Energy revealed a $824 million agreement to acquire 50% ownership in 13 wind and solar energy sites across Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, Tennessee, Georgia, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Connecticut. The site in Oklahoma is Minco …
Energy news headlines
** Congressional Democrats consider reviving a carbon tax proposal after U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s opposition effectively killed the reconciliation bill’s proposed clean electricity program. ** Attorneys general in Southeast states ask Congress to reject methane taxes in the infrastructure and reconciliation bills. ** The U.S. Department of Energy awarded nearly $40 million to 40 projects that are advancing the next generation …
OCC staff wants to close energy storage inquiry
A year after opening an inquiry into development of energy storage in Oklahoma, the staff at the Corporation Commission wants to close any more input from consumer and utility groups. In a recent notification, Brandy Wreath, head of the Public Utilities Division informed those who had participated in the inquiry over the past year …
