** California’s rooftop solar industry is rapidly shedding jobs and losing companies to bankruptcy due to policy changes. The California Solar and Storage Association has suggested some near-term policy changes to slow the bleeding. ** A wide range of Republicans, including former Energy Secretary Rick Perry, excoriated President Biden for his decision to pause proposed liquefied natural …
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** U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed legislation aimed at reversing his administration’s waiver of “Buy America” requirements for government-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, according to a senior U.S. official. ** More than 4,700 auto dealerships across the United States urged President Joe Biden in a letter Thursday to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to enforce …
PSO wants to increase power resources
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking additional generation resources. The RFP seeks up to 1,500 megawatts of additional power generating capacity to be in service no later than December 15, 2028. The RFP includes all sources, such as natural gas, wind, solar and energy storage proposals. …
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** For many drivers of EVs, premature tire wear has become an unexpected black mark on vehicles promoted as a green climate-friendly option to gas-gulping cars. ** US household utility debt is at a record high as more Americans struggle to cope with rising heating and cooling costs. ** Plug Power Inc. surged the most …
Nearly two dozen energy bills to be considered by coming session of the State Legislature
Energy and energy-related topics won’t be in short supply when the Oklahoma legislature goes into the 2024 session in a few weeks. A cursory review of the 1,463 bills filed for the approaching Second Session of the 59th Legislature showed nearly two dozen energy bills. Some of those we’ve been able to identify include: …
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** The Postal Service also showed off its first set of electric vehicle charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center on Monday. The service plans hundreds of charging stations for what eventually will be the nation’s largest fleet of electric vehicles. ** Exxon Mobil Corp on Sunday filed a complaint in a Texas …
SunZia wind power line in New Mexico challenged by tribes
Indian tribes and environmental groups joined forces to file suit challenging construction of the Sun Zia transmission line that will originate in New Mexico and carry wind-powered electricity to Arizona and California. They have asked a federal judge to stop construction that began last week. The 32-page lawsuit was filed Jan. 17 in Tucson, …
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** Sunoco LP and NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS) (“NuStar”) announced that the parties have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Sunoco will acquire NuStar in an all-equity transaction valued at approximately $7.3 billion, including assumed debt. ** A major U.S. energy developer, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy, has initiated the process of shuttering two major coal-fired power …
Siemens leader says “net zero” is a “fairytale”
The idea of ever reaching net zero as promoted by President Biden and other world leaders is being labeled “fairytale” thinking by the leader of Siemens Energy, the maker of wind turbines used throughout Oklahoma and across the world. Joe Kaeser is chairman of Siemens Energy and recently stated that energy bills will have to …
Frozen coal wasn’t a power problem for Kansas utility in recent frigid weather
Kansas legislators were recently informed that Evergy was able to maintain normal operating conditions for extreme weather despite frozen coal, because of high winds that powered the big utility’s wind farms. It was a reference to earlier January weather where high winds and frigid weather hit the region. The explanation was made before a …