** Midwest grid operators MISO and Southwest Power Pool seek federal approval for changes to their joint operating agreement that would advance $1.7 billion in transmission projects and enable up to 30 GW of new generation. ** An Iranian hacker group this spring attempted to breach multiple Utah government sites, including state data related to oil and gas. ** …
Category: Wind Energy
Energy policy is MIA in Harris and Walz acceptance speeches
The energy industry might very well remember the Kamala Harris and Tim Walz acceptance speeches as what was not said by the two candidates. Whether you support Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for President or not, it is clear that the energy industry apparently was not on her mind when she accepted …
Many landfills no longer accept old turbine blades
The practice of sending old and outdated wind turbine blades to landfills apparently is no longer accepted, at least at many landfills across the country where wind farms are located. Many landfills refuse to accept them and instead, the wind blades are stored at accepted sites. However, as we have reported in the …
Energy briefs
** During a campaign stop in Pennsylvania on Monday, former President Trump said he’d eliminate the Biden administration’s power plant rule but was noncommittal about his position on a tax credit for electric vehicles. ** Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) indicated to reporters at the Democratic National Convention that climate legislation would be on the agenda if Democrats retain the White House and …
Energy briefs
** The morning after being called out on national television by United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during the Democratic National Convention, Stellantis has confirmed it is delaying plans to reopen the shuttered Belvidere Assembly Plant. ** Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it will no longer make all-electric three-row SUVs and will instead produce hybrid SUVs, …
Energy briefs
** According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, developers and power plant owners added 20.2 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale electric generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2024. This new capacity is 3.6 GW (21%) more than the capacity added during the first six months of 2023. ** A pipeline worker who …
Landowners speak out against federal transmission line proposed in Kansas
Proposed federal transmission lines that would event stretch across Oklahoma and at the same time involve the controversial Grain Belt wind transmission line in Kansas aren’t being accepted with open arms in southwest Kansas. Residents around Larned, including land-owners, raised their voices in objection at a recent public meeting. Some felt they were left …
Energy briefs
** Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of eight state attorneys general in filing a court brief supporting Ohio’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over California’s electric vehicle mandates. Bird is joined by the Republican attorneys general from the states of Idaho, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and …
Energy briefs
** An oil company reports it plans to begin operations next summer at a $1.3 billion direct air capture project in Texas as it absorbs one of the Permian Basin’s largest independent oil producers. ** As she looks to secure Pennsylvania voters for the upcoming presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris is trying — and struggling — to dodge …
Wind power now generates more electricity than coal-plants
According to a new report from the government, the amount of electricity generated by wind farms such as those spread all over Oklahoma is now more than from coal-fired generating plants. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports electricity generation from wind established a new record in April across the U.S. and wind generation exceeded …
