NextEra Energy’s plans for a 3,000-acre solar panel farm in northeast Kansas are gaining traction. Click here for Kansas Public Radio
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Fort Worth suburb about to be a solar ‘first’ in Texas
The city of Farmers Branch, suburb to Fort Worth and Dallas, announced it is about to become the first city in the state of Texas to operate entirely on solar energy within its city limits. Click here for NBCDFW
More Entergy solar operations coming to Arkansas
Louisiana-based Entergy is expanding on its solar power developments in Arkansas. A report by Arkansas Business indicated Entergy already has three major solar plans in operation in Arkansas and two more are on the way. Click here for Arkansas Business
Additional energy headlines
** Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday said its first-quarter production results could top a seven-year quarterly record, with operating profits from pumping oil and gas of up to $9.3 billion according to Reuters. ** JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warned on Monday that the bank could lose about $1 billion on its Russia exposure, the first time it …
Strong winds resulted in Southwest Power Pool wind energy records
Those strong winds that whipped across Oklahoma and Kansas this week did more than stir up some massive and damaging wildfires—they also helped Southwest Power Pool set multiple renewable records on March 28 and 29. The Power Pool, of which Oklahoma is a member set a renewable energy penetration record of 90.2% beating the …
Tesla pushes project to avoid unreliable electric grid in Texas
Tesla isn’t so sure about the dependency of the electric grid in Texas so it planning what is described as a Megapack project at Gigafactory Texas in Austin. Electrek reports the project will complement its planned giant solar system and launch the operation during its Cyber Rodeo event next week. Click here for Electrek. …
More energy headlines
** Environmental activists say Chevron CEO Michael Wirth and lead director Ronald Sugar haven’t done enough on climate change and hope to have them voted out at the company’s shareholder meeting in May. ** Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed sections of an energy bill that would have given Eastern Washington residents more input and a broader, …
Headlines of other energy stories
** Lawyers from ClientEarth, a Shell shareholder, are seeking to hold the oil and gas giant’s 13 directors personally liable for what failing to adequately prepare for the global shift to a low-carbon economy. ** Intel plans to invest up to $89 billion over the next decade to build up Europe’s supply chain for semiconductors according to CNN Business. ** The …
Energy headlines of other stories
** Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Monday that he will not vote to confirm President Biden’s pick for a powerful position on the Federal Reserve Board over her criticism of the fossil fuel industry. ** Progressives are hoping to turn the heat up on Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in an effort to push climate action across the congressional finish line. ** The United …
South Texas to get solar and wind farm operation
One of the latest renewable energy farms in South Texas is going up courtesy of a Danish company. The Orsted company from Denmark is building 66 wind turbines in northern Bee County just north of Corpus Christi and not far where it is also building a one-million solar panel operation according to KIII TV. Click here …