More examples of bad politics impacting your utility rates. They are discussed in the latest podcast of Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen. But what about the Oklahoma impact of the President’s latest tariff agreement with the European Union?
Category: Wind Energy
Invenergy moving ahead with Grain Belt Express despite cancellation of $5 billion government loan guarantee
Despite the Trump administration’s announced cancellation of a nearly $5 billion federal loan guarantee for the Grain Belt Express transmission project, developer Invenergy says it’s moving forwarad with private financing. The cancellation of the $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee came last week. Invenergy wants to build the large transmission line to carry wind-powered …
Oklahoma natural gas involved in EU trade deal
(Reuters) Oklahoma could have a direct role in the historic trade agreement reached by President Trump with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, one that gives the EU a $750 billion energy commitment with the U.S. Few details of the energy impact are available but this much is known. As a result …
Green energy lobbyists spent millions in a futile attempt to save tax credits
Records show energy lobbyists spent nearly $4 million in a recent attempt to save some of the green energy priorities adopted by the Biden administration before Congress and President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful bill into law. As one news outlet put it, “they didn’t get much bang for their buck.” E&E News …
Energy briefs
** Wyoming lawmakers are wrestling with whether to green light potentially numerous nuclear waste sites throughout the state. Some say it’s good for the economy, while others say it’s not worth the risk. ** Nebraska regulators discuss the possibility of building small modular nuclear reactors in a small city, largely because of its electric transmission …
NextEra Energy had a jump in 2Q earnings
NextEra Energy, the company whose subsidiary Persica Solar is in a fight with Wagoner County Commissioners over a proposed solar farm near the town of Porter, released a second quarter earnings report showing an increase to more than $2 billion in adjusted earnings. The Florida-based company’s net income attributable to NextEra Energy on …
Energy Department cancels $5 billion loan guarantee for Grain Belt Express Line
“This is a HUGE win for Missouri landowners and taxpayers who should not have to fund these green energy scams.” The X posting of Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey after the Energy Department on Wednesday ended the conditional $4.9 billion loan guarantee for the Grain Belt Express power line that runs from southwest …
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** Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore is sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a bribery scheme that involved giving jobs to associates of Illinois’ former House Speaker in exchange for favorable legislation. ** The U.S. Commerce Department’s Inspector General launches an investigation into whether the Trump administration’s staffing cuts at the …
Electricity production declined in April in many countries around the world
When it comes to worldwide electricity generation, there was a nearly 8% decline in April compared to April 2024, reported the International Energy Agency, an energy forum comprised of 29 industrialized countries under the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD). In April 2025, total net electricity generation in the OECD reached 833.8 …
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** Fervo Energy, a startup that specializes in geothermal energy, has started using the same horizontal drilling strategy that revolutionized oil drilling decades ago. The technique not only drills sideways, but it also drills deeper to access a different reserve of heat energy that was previously unavailable. ** General Motors calls EVs its “north star” …