** NOV Inc. hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 10 a.m. (Central Time). NOV will issue a press release with the Company’s results after the market closes for trading on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. The call will be webcast live on …
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** President-elect Donald Trump is set to overturn a ban on some US exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, in a boon for US energy producers. ** –Hyliion Holdings Corp., an Austin, Texas developer of sustainable electricity-producing technology, announced it has been awarded a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Methane …
Scott Mitchell’s Christmas podcast with Jerry Bohnen
We’re not Scrooge for Christmas, it’s just that in forms of energy gifts, we talk about growing opposition to transmission lines, wind and more corporation commission dramas.
Government predicts data centers to consume more electricity
The growth of data centers and AI across the U.S. will result in their increased demand for electricity in the next few years and the Department of Energy predicts it will triple by 2028. It also claims renewable energy will be able to meet the demand. Demand already tripled in the past decade …
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** Environmental groups file a lawsuit accusing California regulators of failing to assess or alleviate potential environmental impacts of increased biofuel use expected under updates to the state’s low-carbon fuel standard. ** For the first time in U.S. history, wind and solar generated more electricity than coal during the first 11 months of 2024, according to data from a …
SWEPCO’s Oklahoma wind farm won’t be operational for another year
Even as a major wind farm project is under construction in northern Oklahoma by Southwestern Electric Power Co. of Shreveport, Louisiana, the utility is seeking regulatory approval for an expansion of other projects in Texas. With customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, SWEPCO says it will be another year before its renewable energy …
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** The Biden administration released a long-awaited report Tuesday that could make it harder for the incoming administration to expand U.S. natural gas exports — the latest attempt by President Joe Biden’s agencies to Trump-proof his legacy. ** The United States should proceed cautiously as officials consider new natural gas export terminals, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said …
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** California advocates say a state law aimed at phasing out diesel trucks has failed to reduce pollution in communities near the Port of Los Angeles. ** Nevada advocates file a lawsuit seeking to force federal land agencies to protect the Old Spanish Trail from utility-scale solar projects, mining and other development. ** A Michigan House panel approves a $50 …
Speaker elect fights regional transmission proposal called a “federal land grab”
Oklahoma House Speaker-Elect Kyle Hilbert filed House Concurrent Resolution 1001 Thursday, which vows to take all legislative action available to prevent the establishment of an eighteen-mile wide federal energy corridor in Oklahoma. Coming just a day after Gov. Kevin Stitt indicated in an interview that he was considering “unplugging” from the Southwest Power Pool and …
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** ExxonMobil is preparing to join the power generation business, seeing an opportunity to support the electricity supply for energy-intensive data centers. The company on Dec. 11 said it is designing what was referred to as a “massive” natural gas-fired power plant that would be dedicated to producing power for data centers. ** ExxonMobil has announced …
