Solar Turbines plans $32M expansion in Broken Arrow A major expansion of Solar Turbines Company in Broken Arrow will mean the hiring of more than 50 new employees at the manufacturing plant. The $32 million expansion is being accomplished with incentives provided by the city of Broken Arrow. Solar Turbines provides energy solutions, specializing …
** House lawmakers on Tuesday grilled members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about electric affordability, grid reliability and the agency’s reviews of natural gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas projects. ** Xcel Energy says Permian Basin electricity demand driven by the oil and gas industry, new data centers, and nuclear manufacturing facilities threatens to outpace generation …
Not just data centers are targeted under Rep. Molly Jenkins‘ “Rural Landowners Protection Act,” but so are wind farms, battery storage projects, carbon capture and transmission lines. The bill would give the power of rejection to adjacent landowners. The Republican from Coyle filed HB3095 as a means of giving landowners near proposed data center sites …
Jeers and cheers erupted this week after the Sand Springs City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to rezone land and make way for a proposed 827-acre Google data center. White Rose Partners is the developer who intends to build the data center to be run by Google along Highway 97. Approval came despite receiving …
Houston Oil and Gas Job Losses Forecast A Houston-area employment forecast finds that lower oil prices, corporate consolidation, and efficiency gains will lead to thousands of job losses in the oil and gas sector this year. Senate Bill Targets Data Center Power Costs Data centers have grown in recent years to support the rise of …
Bernalillo County Revisits Oversight Rules for Data Centers, AI Projects Bernalillo County commissioners are preparing to revisit a proposed resolution Tuesday that would tighten oversight and accountability standards for large data center and artificial intelligence infrastructure projects seeking public incentives. The measure, titled “Holding Data Center Projects Accountable in Our Community,” was first introduced at …
When Representatives and Senators meet Monday for the start of the Oklahoma legislative session, they will await the pounding of the gavel in their respective chambers declaring work is underway on more than 1,000 bills, and nearly 70 of them will deal with the state’s energy challenges. They range from the controversial data centers …
Oklahoma House Democrats are out with their “policy priorities” for the legislative session that begins on Monday in Oklahoma City and among them is a focus on affordability of utility and energy costs. Energy costs were on the list of priorities revealed this week by the Democratic Caucus as members prepare for the Second Regular …
Bloom Energy Lands $2.65B Fuel Cell Deal Bloom Energy has signed a 20-year offtake agreement with a subsidiary of American Electric Power to supply solid oxide fuel cells valued at $2.65 billion. The company also announced a new partnership with Brookfield Asset Management focused on delivering on-site power solutions for AI data centers worldwide, reflecting …
Oklahoma regulators are being asked to grant approval for construction of a major electric transmission project that would cross the Oklahoma Panhandle and connect the eastern and western U.S. power grids. Three Corners Connector seeks Oklahoma approval Three Corners Connector LLC has filed an application with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission seeking authority to construct a …
