Another county in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas took steps this week to ban construction of any more wind energy farms for the rest of 2025. The emergency ordinance was approved this week by the Newton County Quorum Court, which is similar to county commissions in Oklahoma, and is considered the governing body …
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Iowa Sen. Grassley works to defend wind industry in Big Beautiful Bill
While Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford remains firm in his belief the Big Beautiful Bill sent from the House should include the removal of incentives, subsidies and tax credits for renewable energy projects, one U.S. Senator is working to save them for the wind industry in Iowa. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, known by some as …
Some GOP Senators work to save renewable energy credits—not Sen. James Lankford
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford is among those who opposes the Biden administration tax credits given renewable industry. But he finds his stance under growing criticism and resistance from some other Republican Senators as they deal with the megabill sent to the Senate from the House. Lankford has been a critic of the …
Energy briefs
** The Trump administration said Wednesday there is no viable path forward for California’s High-Speed Rail project and warned it may rescind $4 billion in government funding in the coming weeks. ** The crew of a cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a …
Wind farm lawsuit still alive—couple makes claims of turbines too close to their home
The very argument that was at the core of debate over a failed wind turbine setback bill in the recent Oklahoma legislative session is being played out in a legal case in court. It involves a western Oklahoma family that filed suit against operators of a wind farm and the couple that leased …
Meta adds nuclear power on top of Oklahoma wind energy
Just four months after Meta announced an agreement to acquire electrical power from an Oklahoma wind farm as part of its data center growth across the nation, the company signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with the operator of an Illinois nuclear power plant. Constellation’s Clinton nuclear plant will offer 1,121 megawatts of emissions-free …
Energy briefs
** As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, Dominion Energy has finished burying more than 2,500 miles of the most outage-prone power lines in Virginia. The work is part of the company’s Strategic Underground Program, which was launched in 2014. ** Two Cheyenne, Wyoming companies have their sights on building the largest magnesium operation in North America in …
Energy briefs
** Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EPA administrator Lee Zeldin are part of a group that traveled to the North Slope on Monday, promising to undo the Biden administration’s restrictions on crude oil development. ** An Alaska startup proposes a bitcoin mining data center on the North Slope that would be …
Legislator disappointed over some wind and solar bills
Elected to the State House on his opposition to wind and solar farm expansion in Lincoln County, Chandler Rep. Jim Shaw says the end of the legislative session, his first year in office, was “disappointing and very eye opening.” In a statement following Friday’s sine die declaration, the Republican Representative also said he found the …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—why OGE reversed a rate hike request
A walk-back by utilities for rate hikes, the Energy Secretary’s review of the completed legislative session and more as Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen. Plus, Oklahoma regulators delay again their decision on Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s request to buy the Green Country power plant, and the state awaits the governor’s decision …