They’re calling it a “last-ditch battle” against what might be the largest solar farm in Nebraska, one that would cover 2,800 acres of land. Residents east of Lincoln are opposed to the plan by Ranger Power to build a solar farm of up to 250 megawatts. And they’re going before the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission …
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Koch subsidiary joins solar network
A Kansas-based fossil fuel company known nationally for its conservative politics caught the attention of environmentalists recently in Minnesota. Flint Hills Resources, a subsidiary of Koch Industries—yes, that Koch Industries was accepted as a dues-paying member of Minnesota’s solar energy industry trade group. Flint Hills owns the Pine Bend Refinery near St. Paul and …
Minco wind farm included in $824 million acquisition
NextEra Energy Partners LP’s investments in renewable energy took a nearly billion-dollar leap Friday. The Juno Beach-based subsidiary of NextEra Energy revealed a $824 million agreement to acquire 50% ownership in 13 wind and solar energy sites across Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, Tennessee, Georgia, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Connecticut. The site in Oklahoma is Minco …
Energy news headlines
** Congressional Democrats consider reviving a carbon tax proposal after U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s opposition effectively killed the reconciliation bill’s proposed clean electricity program. ** Attorneys general in Southeast states ask Congress to reject methane taxes in the infrastructure and reconciliation bills. ** The U.S. Department of Energy awarded nearly $40 million to 40 projects that are advancing the next generation …
OCC staff wants to close energy storage inquiry
A year after opening an inquiry into development of energy storage in Oklahoma, the staff at the Corporation Commission wants to close any more input from consumer and utility groups. In a recent notification, Brandy Wreath, head of the Public Utilities Division informed those who had participated in the inquiry over the past year …
Inhofe again wonders about pitfalls of renewable energy sources
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe repeated his concern this week that some “green” renewable energy sources carry their own baggage and he pointed to piles of old wind turbine blades as an example. The Senator has spoken previously of his concerns about junkyards of turbine blades and EV batteries and repeated them in a …
Historic changes are coming to the Texas energy industry
A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Texas suggests the state’s economy will continue to do well in the coming decades even with a possible and likely long-term decline in the state’s oil and gas sector. But changes are definitely coming to the state’s energy industry. The bank stated in its assessment report …
Giant solar farm for the Pueblo steel mill finished
A steel mill in Pueblo, Colorado has finished construction on a solar farm that will allow the company to generate nearly 100% of its own power for steel production. As Big Pivots reported, the Bighorn Solar project was finished two years after work started at the Evraz steel mill. Click here for Big Pivots
Headlines of other energy stories
** The White House has asked energy companies to help lower fuel prices amid a worldwide rise in energy costs, Reuters reported. Oil and gas companies have spoken with the White House in the preceding days regarding the request, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. ** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a contract to a …
Brief energy stories from across the nation and world
** Under a new law signed over the weekend by Gov. Gavin Newsom, California will ban the sale of all off-road, gas-powered engines, including generators, lawn equipment, pressure washers, chainsaws, weed trimmers, and even golf carts. ** The underwater pipeline that caused a major oil spill off the coast of Southern California was likely initially damaged by a …