Trump pushes ‘ratepayer protection’ plan tied to data centers–just like Oklahoma’s ‘behind the meter’ law A year after Oklahoma adopted the “behind the meter” law aimed at large load users of electrical power, President Trump in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address unveiled a similar plan targeting data centers. In one of his few …
Oil Prices Fall 1% on Iran Nuclear Talk Signals After Iran’s deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday that Tehran was ready to take any necessary steps to reach a deal with the U.S., it resulted in a 1% drop in crude oil prices. Iran, facing a U.S. military strike as threatened by President Trump, said …
President Trump’s nominations of a new Director of the Bureau of Land Manager, a member to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and a new Under Secretary of Energy will go before a U.S. Senate committee this week. One of the nominees is a former executive with an Oklahoma City-based energy company. The Senate Committee on …
The risks facing Oklahoma’s power grid will draw attention Wednesday when Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners meet to discuss a new 2026 Regional Risk Assessment made by the Midwest Reliability Organization. Oklahoma is one of several midwest states that fall under the MRO’s assessment and the group’s new report is designed to serve as a critical …
An attempt is underway in the Oklahoma legislature to allow the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to keep certain of its files “confidential” and exempt from the state’s Open Records Act. The measure, HB3471, originally filed by Rep. Brad Boles (R-Marlow as a shell bill but later transferred to Rep. Rande Worthen (R-Lawton) at Worthen’s request and …
A proposed Kansas wind farm opposed by some residents ran out of wind as the company behind the project south of Topeka in Osage County announced it is ending its efforts. Steelhead Americas, a wind farm developer based in Portland, Oregon published a notice in the Osage County Chronicle saying it “made the difficult …
Stardust Power Joins Defense-Aligned Lithium Supply Effort Stardust Power Inc., the company building a lithium processing operation in Muskogee, says it has joined the Cornerstone Consortium, a U.S. Department of Defense aligned collaborative framework focused on strengthening the domestic industrial base and securing critical supply chains. What the Cornerstone Consortium Includes The Cornerstone Consortium brings …
An intense pressure release of an oilfield pipeline in Canadian County Tuesday morning injured three workers and left two of them in critical condition. As KOCO TV News reported, the two critically injured workers were flown to Oklahoma City hospitals for treatment while the third worker was taken by ambulance to a hospital. The …
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Climate Liability Case The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, one …
ONEOK Reports Strong Earnings Growth in 2025 While consumers complained of higher rates, ONEOK, Inc. reported double-digit earnings growth in 2025 as announced Monday by the company. “ONEOK delivered another year of double-digit earnings growth in 2025, with increased volumes and continued synergy capture from a multi-year acquisition plan highlighting the value created by our …
