The Grand River Dam Authority is going to the state legislature wanting approval for a $1.6 billion increase in bonding capacity so it can build two new natural gas units and refurbish a third. As the state capitol website NonDoc reported this week, the request for legislative support is outlined in House Bill 1422 and …
The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) will hold a virtual public hearing on March 5 at 6 p.m. to inform Evergy Kansas customers about three proposed energy projects: two gas-fired power plants and a solar facility. One gas plant is planned near Evergy’s Viola Substation in Sumner County, the other near Hutchinson in Reno County, while the …
Remember those violent 2016 protests by Indian tribes and environmentalists against the Dakota Access pipeline? After pipeline owner, Energy Transfer sued Greenpeace for $300 million accusing it over its role in organizing the protests, Greenpeace recently countered sued in Europe. The Associated Press recently reported Greenpeace filed an anti-intimidation case which is considered a …
We warned you! The ROFR/NOT a ROFR issue heats up big time as Rep. Trey Caldwell disputes former Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth’s contention that Caldwell’s transmission bill is a ROFR. It’s in the weeds but we break it down for you (and why consumers and media need to pay attention) in this special edition …
Despite Monday being a federal holiday in the states, crude oil prices rose in trading after an attack on an oil pipeline pumping station in the Caspian Sea interrupted flows of oil from Kazakhstan. Western firms including Chevron and Exxon Mobil were among those using the line. The attack came a day before U.S. …
The city of Oklahoma City is offering some advice to its water customers as the temperature prepares to drop to single digits bringing with it wind chills below zero. They also apply to anyone across the state. With temperatures expected to drop below freezing for several consecutive days this week, the OKC Utilities Department …
The big question for Oklahoma weather watchers on Tuesday is….what kind of winter weather will we actually get? Oklahoma Climatologist Gary McManus took this view of things. “What you’re actually feeling is that of impending frozen doom, killing all hopes of sunshine, flip-flops, and non-chapped lips. Some folks call it “winter,” but this is actually winter …
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond wants voters to know he’s paying close attention to natural gas supply and marketing activity as the state braces for a week of what he calls dangerously cold temperatures. In a press release issued Monday, Drummond said his agency is committed to making sure Oklahomans are not exploited as they …
The funding of the broadband expansion efforts of the Biden administration is under consideration for cuts, but it’s not stopping the Oklahoma Broadband Office with moving ahead with the launching of another of its projects. The Oklahoma Broadband Office will officially launch broadband expansion projects with internet service provider CVEC Fiber to improve access …
Don’t look now, but natural gas prices are slowly growing across the U.S. and the winter weather is the obvious culprit. We’re just four years away from the historic 2021 winter storm Uri where natural gas prices in Oklahoma soared to more than $1,200 per MMBtu, the highest price ever recorded in the U.S. …
