The government predicts most of the electricity generated in 2023 in Texas will be from from solar and wind power and not natural gas or coal. The U.S. Energy Information Administration made the declaration in its short-term energy outlook report released Tuesday. Click here for The Week
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** California lawmakers on Monday introduced legislation to penalize oil companies for alleged price gouging, setting up a showdown with an industry that has long wielded political influence in the Golden State. ** Congressional Democratic leaders are pushing to include legislation spurring oil and gas drilling that is desired by Democrat West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin within the annual …
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** One of the government’s first non-binary officials has been charged with stealing a woman’s designer suitcase from the baggage claim at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport in September, the New York Post reported. Sam Brinton, the deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, initially denied taking the Vera …
School districts to suffer from Supreme Court tax credit ruling
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling against the use of federal production tax credits used on construction of wind and solar farms, a story first reported in October by OK Energy Today, will apparently have a big impact on school districts across the state. NonDoc reported it will mean a reduction in valuation in school …
PSO wants even more from its customers as shown in latest rate request to regulators
Public Service Company of Oklahoma filed another rate hike request with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and if approved, its customers would pay another $14 a month. In an announcement on Tuesday, PSO defended the request, citing greater energy security, reliability, long-term affordability, resilience, safety and economic growth. The proposal will provide funding to harden …
PSO’s $2.5 billion renewable energy plan will result in cost to consumers
The recently announced move by Public Service Company of Oklahoma to request state permission to acquire $2.5 billion in renewable energy sources means higher utility bills for its customers. Documents on file by PSO with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission show the utility is expecting its consumers to foot the bill. How much? Between about …
Wyoming could face blackouts as state transitions to wind and solar power
The elimination of coal and natural gas-fired electrical generation and the transition to wind and solar power in Wyoming could result in blackouts in the state in coming years. So claimed a new assessment by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council which examined the electric grid and determined the state’s blackout risk over the coming …
PSO wants state approval of $2.5 billion solar and wind power projects
Public Service Company of Oklahoma on Thursday asked the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for approval of its nearly $2.5 billion fuel-free power plan to purchase three new wind farms and three new solar facilities. The company said the proposed plan will help meet projected power needs while protecting customers from volatility in energy costs driven by high natural …
Northeast Kansas county considers ‘hold’ on solar and wind farm development
A county in northeast Kansas is considering a moratorium on all future wind and solar farm. Jack County commissioners scheduled a hearing this week to discuss the possibility according to KSNT. Click here for KSNT
Chevron to build New Mexico solar farm
Chevron joined Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp in launching a 133-acre solar farm in southeast New Mexico to provide electrical power to the Permian Basin. Chevron’s Hayhurst Solar Power Facility is in Eddy County, New Mexico, a site on state trust land managed by the New Mexico State Land Office. Work is underway to …