After OK Energy Today reported in June that a wind turbine blade recycling facility was forced to close in Cushing, it moved down the road to Coyle where it’s run into more opposition. Neighbors complained about the North Coast Enterprise operation but as KOCO 5 news reported, the Department of Environmental Quality and Oklahoma …
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** California advocates worry Phillips 66 may shirk its responsibilities to clean up a “lake of hydrocarbons” that has accumulated under a Los Angeles-area refinery slated for closure later this year. ** Republican U.S. senators move to strip federal funding for the U.S. Postal Service’s transition to an EV fleet to save taxpayer money, though …
U.S. developers report half of new electric generating capacity will come from solar
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, June 2025 A new government report predicts the production of electricity from solar projects throughout the U.S. will increase markedly this year. What might factor into the growth is the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to stop government subsidies for solar farm construction. …
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** U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday accused India of profiteering from its sharply increased purchases of Russian oil during the war in Ukraine, saying Washington viewed the situation as unacceptable. Bessent told CNBC in an interview that Russian oil now accounted for 42% of India’s total oil purchases, up from under 1% before the …
Worker dies in fall from Garfield County wind turbine
OSHA and the Garfield County Sheriff’s office are investigating the death of a worker who fell 80 feet from a wind turbine near Enid. It was Tuesday night when the incident occurred in the area of 150th and Phillips road near Enid. The name of the worker has not been released. Garfield County …
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** The proposed Constitution pipeline that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York would not help lower energy prices in New England, despite claims made by U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin in a recent opinion piece. ** Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes sees its income rise amid falling prices and slowed drilling …
Data Centers want continued government subsidies
As the data center boom grows across the country, including in Oklahoma and adjacent states, the industry is pushing for more help from the government in order to ensure there is available electrical power. The industry’s group, called the Data Center Coalition, is asking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to continue with rules covering …
Wind farm on public lands voted down by Oklahoma School Land Commission
With Woodward County Commissioners campaigning against the project, the Oklahoma Land Commission voted 2-1 to kill a possible wind farm on school land in Woodward County. The Land Commission is comprised of Gov. Kevin Stitt, Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, Byrd, Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters and the President of the Board of Agriculture …
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** U.S. liquefied natural gas exports have reached record levels, driven by strong demand from both domestic industrial consumers and European buyers. Despite increasing natural gas production, the growth of U.S. LNG exports is threatened by insufficient pipeline capacity to transport gas to liquefaction facilities reports OilPrice.com. ** Colorado has become the first state to …
Senator says Trump administration’s cancellation of $5 billion Grain Belt loan was “illegal”
One New Mexico U.S. Senator complains the President’s recent cancellation of a nearly $5 billion loan for the Grain Belt Express power-line project from Kansas to Illinois was illegal. Sen. Martin Heinrich also contends the Energy Department’s move to call off the $4.9 billion loan to Invenergy will only erode the private sector’s already …