** The Biden administration bans new offshore oil and gas drilling on more than 265 million acres of water, including along the entire West Coast and in the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska. ** Alaska economic officials expect the state’s oil and gas sector to gain 600 jobs this year but still remain far below 2014 employment levels. ** …
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** 2024 saw a rise in U.S. sales of hybrid and electric cars, but more Americans are still buying gas-powered vehicles. ** Electric vehicle sales hit a new record in the U.S. in Q3, driven by attractive lease deals, financing offers and a growing appetite for affordable models among American car buyers. Despite all the political …
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** Colorado regulators consider a proposed rule requiring about 40 natural gas companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or pay into a carbon credit trading system. ** California’s grid operator says increased battery energy storage capacity helped it meet rising power demand this summer even though gas generation declined. ** New York communities are resisting a state mandate to buy only …
Microsoft gets more renewable energy in SW Texas
Solar plant. Photo by: First Solar (www.firstsolar.com) Microsoft Corp. is getting more of its electrical power from a renewable energy site in Texas. In recent days, Leeward Renewable Energy began operations of its 200-MW Morrow Lake Solar plant in Frio County, located southwest of San Antonio. According to Renewables Now, the solar farm will …
Senators named to energy committees in Oklahoma legislature
Senate Pro Tem-Elect Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, recently announced the full list of committee assignments for the Oklahoma Senate for the upcoming 60th Legislature that begins in February. Energy Senator Grant Green, R-Wellston, Chair Senator Tom Woods, R-Westville, Vice Chair Senator Avery Frix, R-Muskogee Senator Shane Jett, R-Shawnee Senator Spencer Kern, R-Duncan Senator Julie McIntosh, R-Porter …
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** 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 …