U.S. Energy & Policy Data center construction outlook Sixty-five percent of contractors expect the data center construction market to grow over the next 12 months, compared to just 8% who expect it to shrink, according to the Associated General Contractors of America’s 2026 construction hiring and business outlook released Jan. 8. Google turns to CO₂ …
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Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen–stormy weather, gas price hikes and more
https://www.facebook.com/reel/19238351452161 A wintery blast hitting Oklahoma isn’t the only storm in the state as Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen discuss soaring natural gas prices, data centers, electric price hikes and more on their latest podcast of Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen.
Energy Briefs: Oil Supply, Power Rates, Global Markets
United States ** The Texas oil industry is bracing for potential margin pressure as President Trump pledges to push crude prices toward $50 per barrel and increase U.S. access to Venezuelan oil, a move analysts say could make breakeven economics even more challenging for producers. ** In her first official action as governor, New Jersey …
Archer pushes GAS Hub to land national lab in Oklahoma
Legislation Targets Federal Research Investment Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, has introduced legislation aimed at positioning Oklahoma to compete for a U.S. national laboratory and other major federal research centers, an effort supporters say could reshape the state’s long-term economic and workforce outlook. If approved, House Bill 3176 would establish the Oklahoma Gas, Artificial Intelligence, …
Energy briefs
** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has been illegally powering its massive Tennessee data centers through the use of a fleet of methane gas turbines. The turbines were operating without required air quality permits, but the company has been fighting the charges for a year and a half, claiming that …
Corporation Commissioners to meet Wednesday to consider rulemaking changes
Corporation Commissioners in Oklahoma will meet Wednesday to handle their normal signing agendas but some rulemaking changes as well. In the 1:30 p.m. meeting, the three commissioners will take votes on their daily signing agenda and their 24-hour signing agenda cases. The rulemaking changes will deal with Gas & Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety, Motor Carriers, …
Regulators went behind closed doors to talk about CWIP law
Corporation Commissioners Revisit CWIP Law in Closed-Door Meeting More than a year after Oklahoma lawmakers approved a controversial utility financing measure, members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission appear to be reassessing the impact of the law they once strongly opposed. According to a filing for a meeting exempt from the state’s Open Meeting Act, Commissioners …
Energy bills galore waiting for Oklahoma legislators
Energy policy takes center stage ahead of Oklahoma’s 2026 session Energy policy — from data centers and artificial intelligence to water use, eminent domain, taxation, and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission — is poised to dominate discussion when the Oklahoma Legislature convenes for the 2026 regular session in early February. More than 60 energy-related bills were …
NextEra Energy’s 4Q earnings report to be released
NextEra Energy, the Florida-based energy development company with extensive operations in Oklahoma, plans to release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results later this month. The company recorded a nearly 10% adjusted earnings increase in the third quarter. The results will be made known before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on …
Energy briefs
** The Trump administration files a lawsuit seeking to overturn California’s law banning new oil and gas wells near homes, schools, hospitals, and parks, claiming it violates federal law and hampers energy development. ** Advocacy groups revive a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s proposed oil and gas leasing program in the Arctic National …