Public Service Company of Oklahoma made recent regulatory filings seeking preapproval of more than $1.2 billion in energy projects that could mean higher consumer electric rates or more than $10 extra a month, if approved by Corporation Commissioners. “New loads, mostly from commercial and industrial customers, are driving the increase in demand for …
A new Sierra Club report on the commitment of U.S. utilities to clean-energy transition gives a high grade to one major Oklahoma utility and a flunking grade to another. The environmental group’s latest edition of “The Dirty Truth” report finds that the country’s biggest electric utilities are collectively doing worse on climate goals than …
** Michigan’s highest court has yanked Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline back into the legal spotlight, agreeing Friday to hear Tribal Nations and environmental groups who say the state’s Public Service Commission broke the law when it signed off on a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. ** U.S.-listed nuclear energy exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have experienced …
A new government report shows Oklahoma had a 28% decline in energy-related CO2 emissions over the 18-years from 2005 to 2023. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported the Oklahoma reduction was still below the national average of 30% while surrounding states of New Mexico, Colorado and Missouri exceeded the average. Per capita CO2 emissions …
** The U.S. House is set to vote this week on Republican-led bills that would let “reliable” energy products bypass interconnection queues, ease pipeline permitting, and establish a permanent federal coal advisory council. ** Used EV sales have risen 40% over the last year as buyers find they’re often cheaper than comparable gas-powered cars. ** …
When President Biden’s administration rolled out the Green New Deal, there were cries it was a political scam. Now a Republican-led House Committee has concluded the same thing, alleging it was a scheme to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars to nonprofits run by the former president’s allies. The report, “The Green New Scam: The …
** In a surprise move, oil-and-gas giant ExxonMobil announced the acquisition of a privately owned company that produces a key ingredient used in lithium-ion batteries, The New York Times reported. The purchase offered an indication that the $470-billion company might be hedging its bets by investing in cleaner technologies viewed by many as the future of energy production and storage. …
NORIT Activated Carbon (NORIT), a global leader in purification technologies with an operation located in Pryor, Oklahoma has validated that its thermal reactivation process is capable of consistently achieving 99.98% destruction of PFAS compounds in spent granular activated carbon from municipal water treatment applications. “PFAS destruction has always been core to our reactivation …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners voted unanimously this week to lend their support to a lawsuit against Vermont by State Attorney General Genter Drummond. The vote was 3-0 Tuesday as Commissioner Brian Bingman agreed that Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act would have an “adverse effect in Oklahoma” and added it would be “a positive sign to …
** Hawaiʻi and Wisconsin joined the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition last week, increasing membership to 13 state governors reported Utility Dive. Launched in May, the coalition aims to promote more affordable electric vehicles, support U.S. automotive manufacturers and preserve states’ authority under the Clean Air Act. ** Spire natural gas customers in Missouri will see …
