** The House oversight committee has invited key board members at four oil majors, Exxon, Shell, Chevron and BP, to testify in February about the industry’s role in climate change and spreading “disinformation,” turning up the heat on big oil after lawmakers grilled their CEOs last year. The hearing is set for Feb. 8. ** American Electric …
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Other energy headlines on Friday
** The Biden administration stands ready to deploy its tools to address the latest increase in oil prices, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council said this week. ** Electric vehicle charging and equipment company Blink plans to supply Level 2 chargers at General Motors dealerships in the U.S. and Canada. ** South Dakota lawmakers advance legislation that would …
Chevron wins solar energy bid for Eddy County project
Chevron is the winner of a recent New Mexico auction which will net the state land trust nearly $7 million in an expansion of solar energy production in the Permian Basin. The 326-acre project will be in Eddy County and called the Hayhurst New Mexico Solar project reported KRQE. Click here for KRQE
Thursday’s other energy news headlines
** The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that it was undertaking a 10-year strategy aimed at reducing harm caused by wildfires, using some funds from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. ** Production delays from Rivian and other electric van manufacturers continue to slow Amazon’s pledge to replace its fossil fuel-run delivery fleet. ** Volvo’s electric tractor-trailer trucks, produced at a …
Major solar power projects planned in Arkansas and Louisiana
Funding for two major solar power projects in Arkansas and Louisiana has been secured by Lightsource bp. The company, headquartered in London closed on a $533 million financing package to build the Conway Solar project near Happy, Arkansas and another $533 million multi-project financing package for the Ventress Solar project near Baton Rouge, Louisiana …
OGE solicits bids for its largest solar-power effort
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company is making a bigger push toward solar energy production, recently announcing its efforts to add up to 450 megawatts in the next three years. The company said it issued a Request for Proposals for nameplate solar energy resources to aid the utility in meeting the future generation needs of …
Other energy news stories
** The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, ordering utilities to stop dumping waste into unlined storage ponds and speed up plans to close leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash sites. ** The US government spent $1.1 billion on carbon capture projects that mostly failed. ** U.S. …
Evergy announces plan for large solar farm near coal plant in Kansas City
Evergy announced it will build a 10-megawatt solar farm near its coal-fired power plant in northeast Kansas City. The company stated that half of the energy from the solar farm will go to serve the firm’s entire base of 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri reported the Kansas Reflector. Click here for Kansas Reflector
Other energy headlines on Tuesday
** In an announcement issued in late December, and reported by CNBC last Friday, electric vehicle and solar roof manufacturer Tesla has asked employees to fight a new California proposal that could make residential rooftop solar energy more expensive for many homeowners. ** Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon issues an emergency order to block the U.S. EPA from shutting down …
Other energy headlines
** Some in the oil industry fear that oil prices may again return to the $100 mark, with President Joe Biden’s anti-fossil fuel stance and aggressive green agenda threatening the supply of oil and gas in the foreseeable future. ** The U.S. National Labor Relations Board impounded ballots that will decide whether the United Steelworkers (USW) continues …