When Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners meet Tuesday, they will deal with at least two subjects that could prompt some compelling comments and discussion. One involves the $2.47 billion renewable energy plan proposed by Public Service Company of Oklahoma in which it is asking Commission approval of its cost recovery plan. The project involves PSO’s acquisition …
Category: Wind Energy
Report shows Oklahoma wind power grew in 2022 but solar power was another matter
A new national report on wind and solar power generated in the U.S. showed Oklahoma ranked second nationally for new wind power added in 2022, but its solar generation was stagnant. The report by Climate Central shows national wind and solar capacity grew 16% last year compared to 2021. Getting political about it, Climate Central …
Solar and wind projects—waiting to join the grid
The development of more wind and solar power projects in the U.S. has been so great, there is a major obstacle for them….they can’t join the electric grids. More than 8,100 such projects waited for permission to connect to electric grids at the end of 2021 reported The New York Times. Click here for …
Try again with Mitchell Talks Energy
By Jerry Bohnen Sometimes we make mistakes. It happened in announcing the most recent edition of Mitchell Talks Energy, featuring political analyst Scott Mitchell and yours truly. We passed along a link to the original podcast. But I promise, this link is to the second program featuring a lively discussion of energy, who’s covering it, …
Energy briefs
** The Biden administration is ordering Norfolk Southern to clean up after a train derailment spilled chemicals and officials are eyeing new rail reforms after the wreck. ** Democrats have joined the criticism of US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over his mishandling of the Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical disaster. David Sirota, a former speechwriter for …
Report says wind power potential is growing in Oklahoma and other states
A new report by the nonprofit news group Climate Central says the wind power potential in the Midwest is growing. It currently ranks Oklahoma second most with wind farm operations and renewable energy production, behind Texas and ahead of Iowa. The report ranked Kansas as number five and it certainly got the attention of …
Brief energy highlights
** The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on the East Palestine derailment on an unspecified date in early March. ** Physical attacks on the power grid are likely to increase this year, according to a confidential industry analysis viewed by The Wall Street Journal, as attacks increased by 71% in …
Wyoming’s increased wind farms is killing more bald eagles
A wildlife biologist who worked for more than 30 years for the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service contends the number of bald eagles killed by wind farms in Wyoming is under-reported. And he’s not alone in making his claim. It’s particularly worrisome for Mike Lockhart as more wind farms are being planned and constructed …
New Mexico makes another renewable energy move
New Mexico is closer to adopting a move to create a new state renewable energy office. The state’s House of Representatives voted last week to pass a bill to institutionalize renewable energy production at the New Mexico Land Office reported the Los Alamos Daily Post. Click here for Daily Post
Opposition grows to some renewable energy projects
As the federal government under the direction of the Biden administration encourages renewable energy growth across the U.S. it is also resulting in increased opposition to some of the projects. Fierce battles have broken out over solar and wind farms and carbon capture projects. It happened in Oklahoma years ago when wind farm …