Voters Want Grid Expansion but Cheaper Electricity A new poll shows most Americans want a bigger grid to handle surging energy demand. At the same time, voters are frustrated with constant utility rate hikes and want cheaper monthly bills. The survey covered likely voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania, two states in the backlogged …
Leslie Beyer Confirmed to Key Interior Energy Post
Senate Confirms Leslie Beyer to Key Interior Department Role The new head of the Bureau of Land Management and three other agencies under the Interior Department is Leslie Beyer, the former CEO of the Houston-based Energy Workforce & Technology Council. She served as CEO of the council from 2014 to 2023 but just won U.S. …
Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen talk energy—the latest on electric rates
As Scott Mitchell put it, it’s another “all electric” show on his Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen podcast. Maybe “electrifying” could be used to describe their talk about the booming energy demands not just in Oklahoma but across the U.S. How is the state’s electric grid responding? Plus, there’s an update on the …
Polluted water suspected in rancher’s loss of 25 head of cattle
Two state agencies have launched an investigation into suspected polluted water that might have caused the death of nearly two dozen head of cattle for one rancher. The plight for rancher Mike Loula is on his ranch along Five Mile Creek near the Caddo-county town of Eakly in the western part of the …
Crude oil prices fell again over US economic worries
Crude oil prices fell a second day on Thursday as traders continued to express their worries about the U.S. economic outlook. The fall came a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in 2025. Reuters reported the Fed cut its policy rate by a quarter of a …
Explosions brought down NY wind farm
Part of a wind farm in New York State was brought down by explosions this week as the company operator said seven wind turbines had reached the end of their productivity. It was in Madison County where the turbines and towers were imploded after they reached the end of their estimated lifetime of …
Nation’s latest oil spill is in North Dakota
North Dakota environmental officials are dealing with the aftermath of an oil spill involving an estimated 20,000 barrels of crude oil and produced water. The State’s Department of Environmental Quality reported the spill came from a pipeline leak in the northwest part of North Dakota. The oil and water spilled onto farm land …
OG&E says it’s offering more energy-saving steps
OG&E Adds New Energy-Saving Tools for Customer September 18, 2025 Even as utility electricity rates are on the rise, Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) is rolling out new energy-saving tools designed to help customers better manage their usage and bills. New OG&E Energy Insights Tools OG&E’s upgraded Energy Insights platform uses smart meter data …
Energy briefs
** President Trump posts on social media that he doesn’t “want to frighten off or disincentivize investment into America by outside countries or companies” despite a recent immigration raid on Hyundai’s Georgia EV plant, hinting at the conflict between his administration’s immigration and economic agendas. ** PJM Interconnection rolls out a proposal to cut off …
Piedmont to get $2 million water grant
Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, applauded the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s approval of a $2,000,000 Progressing Rural Economic Prosperity (PREP) grant for the Piedmont Municipal Authority to bolster local water infrastructure, after working with the OWRB and local officials. The project will design and construct approximately 9,200 feet of new 16-inch waterline and related components to ensure …