“What is unclear is why the state built the first bridge with its mistakes in 2001, then three years later, did the same thing on the second bridge.” A $72 million Oklahoma Turnpike Authority project to fix a roller coaster stretch of the Creek Turnpike over Haikey Creek isn’t the first time the OTA …
Oklahomans who have complained about the soaring rates of electricity are supported by news that electricity price inflation is also going up dramatically. So much so, it is outpacing the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI), according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On an annualized basis, electricity price inflation rose …
Oklahoma leaders could only watch with envy Monday (if they were watching) as the $4 billion Panasonic electric vehicle battery plant was formally opened with a grand ceremony in the Kansas City suburb of DeSoto, Kansas. Recall, Oklahoma was a finalist when Panasonic chose Kansas to locate the $4 billion, 4.7 million-square-foot-plant where an …
** U.S. efforts to break China’s dominance of the rare earths market and to drive investment in its own industry have moved up a gear with a Washington-backed plan to create a separate, higher pricing system. ** In a sign that range anxiety in electric cars could soon be a thing of the past, US …
Apologies are necessary regarding the interview of Sen. James Lankford we provided Monday in one of our stories about the One Big Beautiful Bill. For those who still want to view it, the following is the full and complete interview. Click here
Monday’s trading resulted in a more than a dollar-a-barrel drop for crude oil prices. New threats from President Trump for sanctions on countries buying Russian oil led to much of the decline as investors worry the sanctions will affect global supplies. He also announced new weapons for Ukraine while threatening the new sanctions unless …
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP), announced the promotion of Jeremy Ambrose to the role of Economic Development Director. With more than 15 years of experience in the energy, electric utility, and oil and gas industries, Ambrose brings a wealth of expertise in customer relations, …
Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen admits he was hesitant to recently vote in the House for the Senate-amended One Big Beautiful Bill because of the Senate changes regarding green energy projects from the Biden administration. But he said he remained committed to the principle of restoring fiscal sanity in Washington, D.C. “Specifically, the Senate …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has launched the effort to conduct a fuel adjustment clause of the Fort Cobb Fuel Authority. The Commission has been asked to hold a hearing to monitor and oversee the application and review the various charges or credits to determine whether they are based upon the actual prices paid …
The issue of when is an “audit” an “audit” at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is back. A year after then-Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony raised the issue regarding the agency’s reported one-page audit of the bond security cases following the 2021 Winter Storm Uri costs, it has been raised in a current Oklahoma Natural Gas rate …
