Coal Lease Sale Postponed After Weak Montana Auction The Trump administration has postponed a scheduled coal lease sale in Wyoming just two days after a disappointing turnout in Montana.An Interior Department spokesperson confirmed that the sale — which included 3,508 acres of federal coal reserves in Campbell and Converse counties — had been set for …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Ratepayers upset about OGE request for CWIP increases
Not only did Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners get an earful of complaints from ratepayers about the prospect of paying for utility natural gas projects while they are under construction—so did Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, the firm first in line to ask for such a rate hike. Ten ratepayers, who took the time to …
Oklahoma Advances Nuclear Energy Feasibility Study
State Begins Work on Nuclear Energy Study Oklahoma regulators are moving forward with the state’s first comprehensive nuclear energy feasibility study. The effort follows a new law, Senate Bill 130, signed in June by Gov. Kevin Stitt, requiring the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to evaluate whether nuclear power can play a role in the state’s …
Energy Briefs: U.S. Builds First Modular Nuclear Reactor
First-of-Its-Kind Modular Reactor Begins Construction The United States officially entered a new phase of nuclear innovation with construction underway on the nation’s first experimental extra modular nuclear reactor, according to Interesting Engineering. The reactor, known as Aalo-X, is being developed by Aalo Atomics, an American energy startup leading the next generation of compact nuclear technology. …
Energy briefs —North Dakota’s climate change while Ukraine hits more Russian oil refineries
** North Dakota will stop studying ways the state can address climate change without harming its economy under an EPA-funded program started by the Biden administration. ** Multiple Republican candidates for Iowa governor say they would support legislation that bans the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines as the topic continues to play a …
Renewable energy company Allete sold in $6.2 billion deal
Allete, the Minnesota-based renewable energy company with at least two wind farms in Oklahoma, has a new owner. The company was sold in a $6.2 billion deal to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Blackrock’s Global Infrastructure Partners The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Friday unanimously approved the $6.2 billion sale of …
OGE faces opposition over request to charge ratepayers for Construction Work in Progress
The move by Oklahoma Gas and Electric to use a controversial new law allowing ratepayers to be hit with higher charges to pay for energy projects under construction has some opponents. The utility is using the Construction Work in Progress aspect of SB998 which became law without the signature of Oklahoma Gov. …
State regulators to vote on OGE’s request to raise rates due to construction projects
A move by Oklahoma Gas and Electric to take advantage of a barely month-old new law that allows utilities to charge ratepayers while construction is underway on projects will go before Oklahoma regulators on Wednesday. The utility, hoping to seize on the prospects of SB998, the bill that became law without the signature …
Rick Perry’s Fermi Energy IPO Raises $682 Million
Fermi Energy’s $682 Million IPO Fuels AI-Driven Energy Boom Former Texas Governor Rick Perry Leads Record-Setting Launch Former U.S. Energy Secretary and Texas Gov. Rick Perry helped launch one of the most successful energy IPOs of 2025. His company, Fermi Energy, raised more than $682 million in its public offering, marking a major milestone in …
Judge Dismisses Enid from Skeleton Creek Solar Lawsuit
Judge Dismisses Enid from Skeleton Creek Solar Project Lawsuit Garfield County Landowners Continue Legal Battle Against NextEra A Garfield County District Judge has dismissed the City of Enid from a lawsuit filed by 31 landowners opposing the massive Skeleton Creek Solar and Battery Energy Project near Enid, Oklahoma. The decision comes amid ongoing tension between …