Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen, a costly turnpike repair, more data center growth and the demand it’s making on the electric-generation industry and—–a sneak preview of an interview with Willliams leader Alan Armstrong.
Category: Wind Energy
Meta is expanding its number of data centers
Meta, the company with data centers in surrounding states has plans to build many more of its gigawatt-sized data centers. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said this week the company intends to spend “hundreds of billions of dollars” to bild the centers in order to power AI. The first such data center on the construction …
Energy briefs
** GE Vernova, the energy spin-off of GE, is investing an additional $80 million in its flagship grid solutions factory in Pennsylvania over the next two years to modernize the electric grid and meet growing demand. ** A former mining client of President Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and top campaign fundraiser Brian Ballard is …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—increasing solar farms and EV sales
In the latest podcast of Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen, they focus on solar farms and EV futures and much more. What? Even Lawrence Welk?
Energy briefs
** U.S. efforts to break China’s dominance of the rare earths market and to drive investment in its own industry have moved up a gear with a Washington-backed plan to create a separate, higher pricing system. ** In a sign that range anxiety in electric cars could soon be a thing of the past, US …
Complete Jerry Bohnen interview with Sen. James Lankford
Apologies are necessary regarding the interview of Sen. James Lankford we provided Monday in one of our stories about the One Big Beautiful Bill. For those who still want to view it, the following is the full and complete interview. Click here
Rep. Brecheen says green energy front is one of nation’s largest debt drivers
Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen admits he was hesitant to recently vote in the House for the Senate-amended One Big Beautiful Bill because of the Senate changes regarding green energy projects from the Biden administration. But he said he remained committed to the principle of restoring fiscal sanity in Washington, D.C. “Specifically, the Senate …
Energy briefs
** The U.S. House Appropriations Committee releases proposed legislation that would slash funding for the Department of Energy’s office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by 46% and shift money toward nuclear, critical minerals, and fossil fuels. ** Texas industry associations and energy experts say Trump’s budget bill is “pulling the rug out” from under …
Grain Belt Express fight heats up
The immense Grain Belt Express project, the one designed to carry wind-powered electricity from southwest Kansas to Indiana, faces a rocky road. In one of the latest developments, project developer Invenergy, is urging Energy Secretary Chris Wright to continue with the $4.9 billion conditional loan guarantee originally promised by the Biden administration. But Missouri …
OBBB—good or bad for Oklahoma?
In OK Energy Today’s recent interview with Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford, he not only stated how the state’s oil and gas industry saw an immediate impact from the President’s One Big Beautiful Bill, but also explained the wind and solar industries are not being punished. “There’s not an opposition to wind and …
