NextEra Energy Resources is disputing some of the claims made by opponents against the firm’s proposed 4,900-acre Persica Solar farm near Porter in Oklahoma’s Wagoner County. The group called Concerned Citizens of Wagoner County issued a more than 30-page report it described as a “detailed rebuttal” to claims made by NextEra Energy about …
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Iowa Governor vetoes bill targeting eminent domain for carbon capture pipeline
Opponents of the use of eminent domain for construction of a carbon capture pipeline across Iowa were handed a setback this week when Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a controversial bill that would have made it hard to use the process. House File 639 would have adopted such things as increased insurance requirements for …
Sen. Mullin joined Trump at White House to eliminate California EV mandates
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin is not only a big national supporter of President Trump but joined him Thursday morning at the White House when Trump signed into law a Mullin resolution permanently eliminating California’s radical electric vehicle mandates. “Today we put a stop to California’s costly and extreme Green New Deal agenda that …
Settlement reached in ONG’s request to increase rates
In all likelihood, customers of Oklahoma Natural Gas will begin paying for the latest rate increase and it could take effect yet this month or early July, should Corporation Commissioners sign off on a settlement of issues in the case reached this week. According to testimony offered Thursday during a hearing held by regulators …
State reaches deal for suborbital flight testing at spaceport
The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority formally announced Thursday an agreement of a partnership with the European-based Dawn Aerospace to bring the company’s revolutionary Aurora spaceplane to the Oklahoma Air and Space Port at Burns Flat. The OSIDA stated the deal will make Oklahoma a premier U.S. launch site for microgravity research and suborbital spaceflight …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—a focus on opposition arising to energy projects
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen and in today’s podcast, it’s a discussion of friction created by restricted supply and increased demand for energy everywhere. What’s the impact on Oklahoma? It’s the thread running through our conversation in this episode.
Energy briefs
** General Motors’ $4 billion plan to move vehicle production from Mexico to the U.S. includes making gasoline-powered vehicles at a Michigan plant that was previously retooled to produce electric vehicles. ** The U.S. Justice Department finds the 1906 Antiquities Act authorizes the president to alter or eliminate national monuments designated under the law, opening …
Oklahomans against solar and wind projects aren’t alone—it’s happening across the nation
What would appear to be a surge in the past year of opposition to renewable energy expansion projects in Oklahoma might be compared to what is happening across the U.S……falling support for wind and solar projects. Such an assessment is backed by the results of a a survey released last week by the Pew Research Center. …
Electric generators plan more natural gas-fired capacity after few additions in 2024
Just as proposed electric power projects in Oklahoma include the use of natural gas-powered generators, the same development is being recorded at projects all over the U.S. According to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, developers plan to add 18.7 gigawatts (GW) of combined-cycle capacity to the grid by 2028, with …
Lithium extraction project in North Dakota
Arkansas and its Smackover Formation have led the news of lithium extraction in the past few years and even involved one Oklahoma City firm. But that’s about to change as the nation moves forward in the use of lithium for electric vehicle battery production. A lithium extraction project is also being announced in North …