After the state of Wyoming earned $1.67 billion in revenue in 2019 from its natural gas and oil production, the revenue declined dramatically after President Biden took office and signed an executive order suspending new oil and gas leasing on federal lands. The Casper Star-Tribune took a look back on what happened. Click here …
PSO electricity rates going up under settlement with regulators
A settlement in Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s (PSO) rate review was approved Tuesday by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC). Under the agreement, PSO will continue to make system investments needed to improve and maintain a safe, secure and reliable electric grid. The commission’s order found that the settlement is “fair, just and reasonable.” …
Other energy headlines for Wednesday
** Senator Elizabeth Warren accused the financial services industry of being a major contributor to climate change and urged U.S. regulators to hold it to account. ** One of the biggest environmental fights of 2021 is expected to spill over into 2022 – whether and how to restrict leasing and permitting for oil and gas drilling on …
Small Kansas town sued by OK company over $170,000 winter gas bill
Tulsa-based Bluemark Energy has gone to court seeking payment of an unpaid $170,000 gas bill owed by the small town of Alma, Kansas stemming from the February winter storm. Alma, a town of about 800 people was sued this month in U.S. District Court in Kansas reported the Kansas Reflector. Click here for Kansas …
Oklahoma’s dry conditions still present fire dangers
Oklahoma continues to have high potential for wildfire dangers. The Oklahoma Forestry Division reports that dry air is again pushing into Oklahoma holding fire danger firmly in place across western Oklahoma with elevated conditions in the central regions. Elevated fire weather over receptive fuels will be the case for much of Oklahoma through Thursday in …
The United States installed more wind turbine capacity in 2020 than in any other year
In both 2019 and 2020, project developers in the United States installed more wind power capacity than any other generating technology. At the same time, Oklahoma is still ranked third for wind farm growth but its percentage of electricity production from wind is outranked by two other states. According to data recently published by …
Oklahoma company helps Iowa town hit by tornado
Fox 25 in Oklahoma City reports an Oklahoma siren manufacturing company donated a new tornado warning siren to the town of Rudd, Iowa where a recent tornado was badly damaged. Click here for Fox 25 story.
Growing number of briefs in Dakota Access Supreme Court case
The case file in a U.S. Supreme Court review of whether an additional environmental study of the Dakota Access pipeline is growing. The Williston Harold reports more briefs have been filed by the federal government and tribes asking the high court to reject the appeal in a now five-year old lawsuit. Click here for …
U.S. oil rebounds to end back above $75 while OK energy stocks had a strong showing
Crude oil prices made another rebound on Monday as they went up more than 3% in Europe and 2% in the U.S. Oklahoma energy stocks also had a strong showing on Monday. Worries about the spread of omicron COVID-19 continue to ease as analysts and investors learn the variant might be milder than previous …
Kansas utilities locked in a fight
They’ve been long partners in providing electric power across much of Kansas but now Evergy and Kansas Electric Power Cooperative are not on so friendly terms. In fact, they’re in a fight after KEPCo claimed it was being overcharged by Evergy for operation and maintenance of power plants that Evergy runs but supply power …
