A lot of finger-pointing is going on in Texas where millions lost power in the winter storms that bashed the state, resulting in frozen wind turbines and natural gas operations. Some want to put the blame on the frozen wind turbines which produced a large percentage of electricity in Texas. Others argue, “no, no…it’s …
It appears that were it not for stockpiles of coal, the rolling blackout issue in Oklahoma this week would be worse. At least that’s the claim from Gov. Kevin Stitt in a Tuesday morning interview on KWTV News 9. “Thank goodness we had stockpiles of coal at the generation plants because right now, 46% …
An OGE customer in Arkansas has just finished the first part of a project to get its electricity from the power of the sun rather than the Oklahoma-based utility. City leaders in Alma held a “Flip the Switch” event on Friday for a new solar array to power the city’s wastewater treatment facility and …
The French oil and gas group Total increased its U.S. solar power production by adding another 2.2GW with the purchase of four large scale solar projects near Houston, Texas. The company did not disclose how much it paid for the solar farms from SunChase Power, but said it will turn green its …
Hot Springs, Arkansas revealed plans to build the state’s largest municipal solar plant. The plant will consist of 31,000 solar panels to be installed on city-owned property, according to Fox 16 TV news. Upon completion, the solar project will power all of the city buildings and functions in Hot Springs. The city manager said …
The Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee held an interim study on Monday to examine the feasibility of cost savings for school districts using solar energy. State Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, filed a request for the interim study after attending a presentation that highlighted lower utility costs associated with a transition to solar energy. The interim study …
It would appear that only one interim study on energy will be handled in the Oklahoma Senate before the start of the 2020 legislative session. The list of 72 interim studies was released by the Senate President Pro Tempore’s Office on Tuesday. Education, health care and mental health services, criminal justice policies, and retirement issues …
Over the course of the 8 years a solar-loan program has existed in the Oklahoma City municipal government, only about $900,000 has been loaned to homeowners who want solar power. The Green Home Loan Program made its first loans in April of 2011. Since then, Oklahoma City has made $906,918.19 in loans to 117 homeowners. …
Solar energy development continues to be slow in Oklahoma and a new report shows the state actually dropped one slot in the national ranking of solar power. The Solar Energy Industries Association issued a report this week ranking Oklahoma 46th lowest for solar energy, a drop from 45th in 2018. The report showed 4,604 homes …
Freshman state Senator Mary B. Boren of Norman’s filed a bill to be considered that would affect producers of solar energy power. Her Senate Bill 529 would apply where solar power is produced in excess of on-site requirements. It would compensate a producer when the retail purchase meter runs in reverse. The bill stated that …
