SWEPCO Rate Hike Sparks Outrage at Arkansas Hearing Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO)—a utility that purchases a significant portion of its power from Oklahoma wind projects—now faces intense criticism from customers after the company attempted to raise electric rates by nearly 14%. Customers Blast SWEPCO’s Request at Public Hearing Ratepayers confronted SWEPCO officials during a …
PSO distributes free Light Bulbs to Oklahoma Food Pantries
PSO Distributes 30,000 LED Bulbs to 33 Oklahoma Food Pantries Through Shine a Light Project At least 33 food banks and pantries across Oklahoma are recipients of a free light bulb program sponsored annually by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. More than 30,000 LED light bulbs were handed out this year under the Shine a …
New Mexico Energy Secretary resigns
New Mexico’s Top Energy Official Resigns; Governor Names Acting EMNRD Secretary New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham lost one of her highest-ranking energy officials on Friday as Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Secretary Melanie Kenderdine officially resigned. The governor’s office said Kenderdine stepped down for personal reasons, but did not elaborate further, according to the …
Energy rollback bills sent to the full House for votes
From making it easier to extend Broadband services to rural areas of the nation to roll-back of appliance standards and gas hookups in new construction—–they were among 15 bills recently passed by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and sent to the full house for a vote. Gas hookup bans, showerhead water limits, and …
Oil climbs to 2-week high on hopes of an interest rate cut
Oil Prices Rise Nearly 1% as Fed Rate Cut Expectations Boost Markets Crude oil prices climbed nearly 1% on Friday, hitting a two-week high as investors anticipated a possible interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Traders expect a rate reduction to stimulate economic growth, which in turn boosts demand for energy and crude …
Unit Corporation announces payment and record dates for 4th Quarter cash dividend
Unit Corporation announced that the quarterly cash dividend of $1.25 per share of common stock for the fourth quarter of 2025 will be paid on December 26, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 16, 2025. The quarterly cash dividend will be funded by cash on the Company’s …
Advanced reactor pilot project picks eastern Kansas for site
Deep Fission, Inc. , a pioneering advanced nuclear energy company placing small modular pressurized water reactors in boreholes one mile underground, announced that it has selected the Great Plains Industrial Park in Parsons, Kansas, as the site of its advanced reactor pilot project. The Berkeley, California-based company will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, December …
Rescheduled ODOT Commission meeting on Monday
After icy weather last week forced a postponement of the meeting of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Commission, the members will meet Monday. Members will meet at 11 a.m. in the R.A. Ward Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st St., Oklahoma City. Members of the public and media are invited to attend or watch the livestream. …
Energy briefs
** U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says New England and California are to blame for their own high electricity rates because of policies that drove fossil fuel power plants to close, and also says the states’ use of imported oil makes them national security risks. ** An oversight group for PJM Interconnection calls on the …
Harold Hamm-Backed Summit Carbon Faces Rougher Road in ND
(Representatives from Summit Carbon Solutions present during a Department of Mineral Resources hearing related to a carbon dioxide storage permit on June 11, 2024, in Bismarck. A judge’s order could have implications for the storage permit, which was later approved by state regulators. Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) Harold Hamm-Backed Summit Carbon …