In the waning days of his administration, President Biden has declared there’s no going back on the “clean energy revolution” he started. Speaking from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and in an obvious reference to President-elect Donald Trump, he said nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy. While the Biden administration …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will meet Wednesday but there are no votes planned on any rate hikes proposed by state utilities. The agenda is below for the 1:30 p.m. meeting. Consideration of and possible vote(s) on proposed or potential orders in cases on the daily signing agenda docket. The Commission may discuss and consider …
Oklahoma will likely not be among those states balking at President-elect Trump’s vow to adopt a “drill baby drill” theme under his administration. After all, it is an oil and gas state. It’s a different story in Colorado where there is all likelihood the state will drag its feet or fight his administration’s energy …
Rural electric cooperatives in New Mexico face some tough renewable energy requirements put upon them by the state’s Public Service Commission. By next year, they will be required to have at least 40% renewable energy and by 2030, the co-ops will be forced to have 50% renewables. It is even higher by 2050, according …
Ever since former President Obama launched his war on coal several years ago, Wyoming has been watchful of the impact on its coal industry. The state is an important source for coal in the U.S., providing 40% nationwide. A Wyoming Geological Department report in 2018 indicated Wyoming was the source of more than 91% …
The Southwest Power Pool recently received approval from federal regulators to make changes in a joint operating agreement with another grid to provide another 29 GW of new electrical power along their northern territory. The SPP controls electrical power in Oklahoma and 13 other states that comprise its grid. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission …
Environmentalists are heaping criticism on North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, the choice by President-elect Trump to be Interior Secretary with one group calling him an oligarch and a disastrous pick. Western members of Congress praised the choice because Burgum is a supporter of the oil and gas industry. After all, his state is home …
** The Biden administration is weighing a last-ditch push for an international agreement that would restrict financial support for foreign oil and gas projects before critical talks start in Paris. ** Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary called net zero a “sinister goal” and drank bleach on camera. Chris Wright, the founder and chief executive of Denver-based Liberty …
The shale plays across the country saw very little change in drilling activity over the past week, based on the latest rig count provided by Baker Hughes Co. The Permian Basin, the nation’s largest play and with the highest number of drilling rigs in action was unchanged with a count of 303 rigs throughout …
Oklahoma’s latest broadband expansion projects were launched last week in the southeast part of the state involving nearly $30 million for high-speed internet expansion and ten different projects. Chisholm Broadband joined the Oklahoma Broadband office in Coalgate for a formal launching of the continuing effort to bring broadband service to rural areas of the state. …
