An update on the progress of the Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Council and its work in development of a map of Internet needs in rural Oklahoma will be given this week at a regular meeting of the council. The meeting comes after the state recently was notified it will receive $797.4 million in federal grant …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners are among those attending this week’s National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Summer Policy Summit in Austin, Texas. Commissioners Todd Hiett, Bob Anthony and Kim David were on hand Monday for panel discussions and presentations about the EPA’s Landmark PFAS regulation, the 20th anniversary of the Northeast Blackout, workforce diversity, reliability …
So what’s the hot topic or topics to be discussed by Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen in their latest episode of “Mitchell Talks Energy”? To find out, just open the podcast and watch as the two discuss some of the most current energy news stories and the impact they have on consumers and Oklahomans.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced that it has achieved recertification of its natural gas production across the entirety of its Marcellus operations, which averaged approximately 4.4 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gross natural gas per day during the first quarter of 2023. The company received a grade A under the MiQ methane emissions standard and …
A stormy weekend in eastern Kansas resulted in a temporary shutdown of the Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station because strong winds knocked out several spans of a transmission line to Wichita. Evergy reported four to five spans on the 345-kilowatt transmission were knocked down by the strong winds during the Friday afternoon storm. The …
Construction is expected to begin in several weeks on what will be the largest solar farm in the state of Missouri. AES will build the 1,100-acre solar farm near Troy Mills and the Kirksville Regional Airport in northern Missouri. Some construction work will begin by mid-August, with it fully underway by late September to early …
A New Mexico rancher who sued to stop a solar energy company from crossing his private land to service solar farms on other land, lost his fight as the state Supreme Court ruled against him. The justices, in a unanimous opinion, ended the fight brought by the McFarland Land & Cattle Company near Tucumcari …
Heather Slayton, a member of the Kermit, Texas Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD), was recently recognized as a Devon Hometown Hero. The program highlights the dedication and expertise of emergency responders, including law enforcement officials, firefighters, EMTs, 911 dispatchers and city employees. “Heather is the best,” said Joseph Mixon, a local eighth-grader who nominated Slayton …
Two Democratic congressmen in Texas don’t have faith in their own Texas Railroad Commission to regulate underground carbon storage. In fact, Reps. Joaquin Castro and Lloyd Doggett admit they don’t trust regulators and said so in a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan. “The Railroad Commission of Texas can’t be trusted to uphold the …
** The company behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline asked the Supreme Court to intervene after a U.S. circuit court ordered a halt to construction on a segment. ** The White House was silent when asked by Fox News Digital whether it agrees with Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerry’s recent comments lamenting the Ukraine war’s …
