While we’ve seen a spurt in data centers in the Midwest and Southwest, including Oklahoma, a new report indicates the country’s major data center growth remains in the nation’s larger cities. The interactive report released by the Brookings Institution shows which regions of the U.S. are experiencing growth in data centers. In some …
** President Trump’s administration delivered a long-overdue blow to California’s high-speed rail project. Federal funding—$4 billion in unspent grants—has been yanked, halting what critics say is a boondoggle that has devoured billions while delivering broken promises. ** Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio), a powerful figure in U.S. energy policy as chair of the House Energy and …
Xcel Energy has announced new generation resource additions as part of an overall portfolio to meet the rapidly rising energy needs of its Texas and New Mexico service area. The portfolio includes extensions of 521 megawatts of existing generation as well as the addition of 17 new power projects that will add 5,168 …
Tech giant Google, with one data center in northeast Oklahoma and another in the works in Stillwater, plans to spend at least $3 billion building more centers across the country and powering them with renewable energy. It reached a major deal with Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners to acquire 670 megawatts of clean energy …
** Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) following the satisfaction of all necessary closing conditions, including a favorable arbitration outcome regarding Hess’ offshore Guyana asset. ** The US energy industry’s long nuclear winter may finally be giving way to spring. None other than Westinghouse, the …
** President Trump, joined by industry and political leaders, announced a sweeping federal initiative—potentially totaling $70 to $90 billion in energy investments—aimed at boosting U.S. power capacity to support the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure. ** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the start of a new pilot program to accelerate …
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.
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 …
** 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 …
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?
