The idea of putting restrictions on the night-time red lights flashing on wind farm towers is gaining ground in Kansas where such a bill won early support. At the same time, wind farm operator NextEra Energy agreed to employ radar-activated lights that remain off unless an aircraft approaches. The agreement involved wind farm operations …
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Quick energy reads
** President Biden may be close to issuing the first veto of his presidency as Congress is expected to pass a resolution disapproving of a Department of Labor (DOL) rule allowing retirement plan managers to factor environment, social and governance (ESG) into their investment decisions. ** Power from zero-carbon sources made up a full 41% of the …
NextEra’s plans for solar and battery project denied in Enid
Renewable energy firm, NextEra, a company with wind farm operations throughout the state, was turned down this week in its effort to build a solar and battery storage operation near Enid. The Enid News and Eagle reports the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission voted to deny NextEra’s petition to use land southeast of Enid for …
Consumers group opposes PSO’s $2.5 billion renewable energy plan
When Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners meet Tuesday, they will deal with at least two subjects that could prompt some compelling comments and discussion. One involves the $2.47 billion renewable energy plan proposed by Public Service Company of Oklahoma in which it is asking Commission approval of its cost recovery plan. The project involves PSO’s acquisition …
Report shows Oklahoma wind power grew in 2022 but solar power was another matter
A new national report on wind and solar power generated in the U.S. showed Oklahoma ranked second nationally for new wind power added in 2022, but its solar generation was stagnant. The report by Climate Central shows national wind and solar capacity grew 16% last year compared to 2021. Getting political about it, Climate Central …
Solar and wind projects—waiting to join the grid
The development of more wind and solar power projects in the U.S. has been so great, there is a major obstacle for them….they can’t join the electric grids. More than 8,100 such projects waited for permission to connect to electric grids at the end of 2021 reported The New York Times. Click here for …
Try again with Mitchell Talks Energy
By Jerry Bohnen Sometimes we make mistakes. It happened in announcing the most recent edition of Mitchell Talks Energy, featuring political analyst Scott Mitchell and yours truly. We passed along a link to the original podcast. But I promise, this link is to the second program featuring a lively discussion of energy, who’s covering it, …
Energy briefs
** The Biden administration is ordering Norfolk Southern to clean up after a train derailment spilled chemicals and officials are eyeing new rail reforms after the wreck. ** Democrats have joined the criticism of US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over his mishandling of the Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical disaster. David Sirota, a former speechwriter for …
Report says wind power potential is growing in Oklahoma and other states
A new report by the nonprofit news group Climate Central says the wind power potential in the Midwest is growing. It currently ranks Oklahoma second most with wind farm operations and renewable energy production, behind Texas and ahead of Iowa. The report ranked Kansas as number five and it certainly got the attention of …
Brief energy highlights
** The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on the East Palestine derailment on an unspecified date in early March. ** Physical attacks on the power grid are likely to increase this year, according to a confidential industry analysis viewed by The Wall Street Journal, as attacks increased by 71% in …