The Southwest Power Pool plan to expand into western states is getting more and more members. A SPP announcement made this week indicating its Markets+ program was in a second phase of development, also revealed eight entities spanning the Desert Southwest, Pacific Northwest and Mountain West regions of the Western Interconnection have signed these agreements, demonstrating …
While the renewable energy industry managed to avoid some major hits in the Oklahoma legislative session, one renewable energy official says it won’t end in the 2026 legislature or following sessions. Kylah McNabb, an independent consultant who leads the Oklahoma Renewable Energy Council said the political environment means the industry can expect anti-wind and …
If things go as planned by former Energy Secretary and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, his Fermi America company will build a 5,800 acre campus for AI data centers in the Texas Panhandle and power it with 11 gigawatts of electricity from nuclear, solar, wind and natural gas sources. Fermi America partnered with the …
** The U.S. Department of Transportation has scrapped a rule mandating speed-limiting devices or “governors” on heavy-duty trucks, allowing them to race along the nation’s highways at top speed. Their requirement is now being dropped as part of a new DOT package intended to ease conditions for long-haul truckers. ** The U.S. Department of Energy this week …
Another wind farm fight is brewing and it’s not in Oklahoma, but in neighboring Arkansas and right across the state line in Washington County. According to KFSM TV news , some residents want a pause in the proposed project and that they are not calling for a total ban of the …
With the recent approval of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners, Public Service Company of Oklahoma officially took control of the Green Country Power Plant in Jenks. The $730 million acquisition, okayed by commissioners on a 2-1 vote and against the recommendation of an Administrative Law Judge, resulted in a $7.19 month increase for ratepayers of …
** A North Dakota county board rezones 800 acres for a company’s plans to build a data center complex that will be powered by a 1,151 MW coal-fired power plant that was nearly closed in 2020 due to financial issues. ** Residents of a Wisconsin town call for tighter restrictions on Alliant Energy’s proposal to …
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) What ever is approved or not approved in the U.S. Senate’s vote on President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act , it’s clear where the President wants to focus when it comes to energy. It is not renewable energy sources. Critics contend the bill will result in increased utility prices across …
The potential impact on energy of a One Big Beautiful bill. It was one of the topics in our latest Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen. Will subsidies for renewable energy be eliminated as Republicans want in Congress?
** A top EOG Resources executive agrees U.S. shale oil production has likely peaked and is now in decline., reported Hart Energy. “I think U.S. shale oil has definitely slowed, there’s no doubt about it,” EOG COO Jeff Leitzell said June 24 in response to a question about peak U.S. oil at the JPMorgan Energy, Power, …
