ONE Gas Releases 2026 Financial Guidance and Updates Long-Term Growth Outlook Improved earnings are included in a ONE Gas, Inc. financial guidance for 2026 released this week. The guidance included an update on its five-year growth rates, including raising its long-term diluted earnings per share growth rate to 5% to 7%, from 4% to 6% …
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Energy Brief: TSA ID Fee, Targa Deal and Exxon Hydrogen Exit
TSA Rolls Out $45 Identity Verification Option for Travelers The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that beginning February 1, 2026, any passenger who does not present an acceptable form of ID but still wants to fly will have the option to pay a $45 fee to complete identity confirmation through its modernized system, TSA Confirm.ID.Under …
EIA Reports CO2 Emissions Slip in August 2025
EIA Reports CO2 Emissions Slip in August 2025 A new update from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows a slight decline in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions tied to U.S. energy consumption. The agency released the data in its Monthly Energy Review (MER), offering preliminary estimates for August 2025. CO2 Emissions Dip as Energy Use …
Holtec Drops Plan for New Mexico Nuclear Waste Site
Holtec Ends Pursuit of New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Project Holtec International announced it will no longer move forward with plans to operate a nuclear waste storage site in southeast New Mexico, ending a multi-year effort marked by intense public resistance and legal challenges. The decision comes two years after the company received a federal …
Congressmen propose big fines for oil pipeline leaks
Bipartisan Bill Seeks Higher Penalties After Twin Oaks Pipeline Leak A jet fuel leak from the 66-year-old Twin Oaks pipeline in Pennsylvania—owned by Sunoco, a subsidiary of the Dallas-based pipeline company Energy Transfer—has triggered a bipartisan push in Congress to increase federal penalties on oil pipeline leaks. The incident, which occurred earlier this year, led …
More Rate Increases, $1.4B of OGE, PSO 2021 Winter Storm Bonds Challenged at OK Supreme Court
Just as Oklahoma Gas and Electric had a pre-Thanksgiving surprise for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett in requesting his recusal from its rate cases, three legislators had one for the utility. It involved ratepayer backed bonds stemming from the 2021 Winter storm securitization law that landed billions of dollars onto consumers by …
Texas solar firms under investigation for ties to China
Texas Launches Probe Into Solar Firms After Fox News Report Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced that state lawmakers will investigate two solar companies after a Fox News investigation reported both firms have corporate connections to Chinese solar giants. The companies under review include T1 Energy, based in Austin, and Canadian Solar, headquartered in Ontario …
OKC water storage tank to be demolished
OKC to Begin Demolition of Aging Water Storage Tank in December The Oklahoma City Utilities Department will begin tearing down and replacing one of its two water storage tanks at the City’s booster station located at NW 52nd Street and Colfax Place the week of Dec. 1. The work marks the start of a three-phase …
Cold weather and ice resulted in power outages on Monday
Oklahoma’s not finished with the kind of weather that brings power outages, such as those that hit central Oklahoma early Monday morning. Christi Woodworth, OG&E VP Marketing & Communications said thousands of customers around the Oklahoma City metro experienced outages. “Earlier today, approximately 12,000 customers in the Harrah, Choctaw, Newalla, and Jones area experienced …
Oil prices rose on OPEC+ decision
Oil Prices Rise $1 After OPEC+ Holds Output Steady Crude oil prices moved higher on Monday after OPEC+ leaders reaffirmed their plan to hold oil output steady through the first quarter of 2026. The decision renewed concerns about global supply, even as analysts continued to warn about too much oil on the market. West Texas …