The growing movement against further expansion of wind generation projects in Oklahoma can be an emotional argument—sometimes, pitting friend against friend, neighbor against neighbor and leading to bitter arguments. But this movement isn’t just in Oklahoma. Take for instance the state of Wyoming where projects that will eventually spread over more than 180,000 acres …
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** Utah-based EnergySolutions intends to apply for an early site permit from federal regulators to install new nuclear generation at the retired Kewaunee Power Station in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, the company said in a statement last week. ** Donald Trump’s administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency threw a tantrum Wednesday when asked to explain how exactly his …
A natural gas line to New York still the buzz after Trump spares a wind project
The speculation OK Energy Today offered this week after President Trump changed his mind and allowed New York’s offshore wind farm development, leading some to wonder if Gov. Kathy Hochul had changed her mind about a new natural gas line, wasn’t an idle musing. The President’s decision also sparked the same kind of …
Anschutz Corporation plans big Wyoming gas plant to attract data centers
Colorado-based Anschutz Corporation is looking to cash in on the rapid growth of data centers around the nation with a 3,200 MW natural gas plant with carbon capture and storage in Wyoming. The company’s subsidiary is already in the process of constructing a $5 billion Chokecherry Sierra Madre wind energy project and a …
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** A group of 10 environmental advocacy organizations files a brief in support of a lawsuit by 17 states and Washington, D.C. challenging Trump’s executive order banning new wind projects, with one attorney calling the prohibition “unexplained, inconsistent, and incoherent.” ** The American Petroleum Institute welcomed the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service’s release of a new …
Wind setback bill is ‘dead’ in legislature says Senate leader
The bill calling for a setback of wind turbines from adjacent property and nearby homes has officially been declared dead by Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton. He explained this week after Senate Bill 2 did not get any further legislative review in the session. Senate Bill 2, as introduced, originally aimed to impose setback …
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** A joint venture project developing the first marine fuel facility for liquefied natural gas in the U.S. Gulf Coast has secured final permits and construction is expected to begin later this year, executives involved said on Monday. ** The possible lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil exports could deal a fatal blow to …
Texas rancher leads his own crusade against growth of solar and wind farms
Oklahoma farmers and ranchers who joined forces in recent months in a growing movement against the expansion of wind and solar projects will likely sympathize with a Texas farmer’s similar rejection of the renewable energy industry into his region. It’s a story of central Texas farmer Robert Fleming who has undertaken his own crusade …
Reversal on New York’s offshore wind farms—could it open the doors for Williams and its gas pipelines?
The decision by the Trump administration this week to lift a stop order on the offshore wind farm in New York raised a possibility that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul might have changed her mind about allowing more natural gas into her state. And that could be good news for Williams in Tulsa …
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** A historic milestone was reached in the United States in March. For the first time ever, cleaner, low-carbon energy sources generated more electricity than fossil fuels. According to data from Ember, a nonprofit focused on energy, the share of fossil fuels in the country’s energy production fell to 49.2%. ** A 1.3 gigawatt (GW) solar …