U.S. Energy Headlines: From TVA Leadership to DOE’s Nuclear Leap Energy leadership and priorities are shifting fast across the United States. Two Congress members confirmed that Tennessee Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty is being considered as the next CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). If appointed, Hagerty would shape the region’s power strategy for years …
Calm conditions result in grid advisory for Oklahoma and others
A lack of wind throughout Oklahoma and the Midwest prompted a “Resource Advisory” to be issued by the Southwest Power Pool for Monday and Tuesday. The advisory is due to an anticipated use in electrical power, but as the SPP stated in its advisry, it does not require the public to conserve energy …
Transportation Commission to meet Monday—vote on $8 billion highway plan
Oklahoma Transportation Commissioners will meet Monday morning in Oklahoma City to vote on a proposed newest edition of the state’s Eight-year Construction Work Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2033. The plan contains nearly $8 billion in highway improvements statewide, although inflation has moved some of the projects out of the eight-year window, according to …
Oil and gas rig numbers remain firm in Oklahoma
Oklahoma recorded a one rig gain in its active number of oil and gas rigs operating in the state in the past week while nationally, the count was unchanged at 549. The Baker Hughes Rig Report, released Friday, showed Oklahoma’s count grew by one to 43 rigs. The U.S. total was unchanged despite …
Google unveils details of $4 billion data center in West Memphis, Arkansas
More data center building is popping up around Oklahoma even as the state awaits its own new data centers possibly in Stillwater, Chickasha and Yukon. The latest was in West Memphis, Arkansas where Google officials gathered with city leaders to announce the first phase of the $4 billion cloud and artificial intelligence data …
Slight gain recorded Friday in oil prices but investors worry about what OPEC+ will do
Despite a slight gain on Friday, crude oil prices finished the week with a loss of 8.1% after investors showed their nervousness about the weekend meeting of eight OPEC+ countries who gathered to considered increased international oil production. The 8.1% loss for the week also turned out to be the biggest weekly loss …
House members to explore water use by data centers in Oklahoma
Another State House committee plans an exploration of a major topic when it comes to Oklahoma energy—data centers and the impact on the state. Especially the topic of water. The House Utilities committee plans an interim study hearing on Tuesday, October 21 at 1 p.m. when it intends to explore “The impact of …
Oil theft scheme leads to 5 arrests in New Mexico
Federal Agents Arrest Five Men in Oil Theft Conspiracy Federal investigators say a major oil theft scheme in New Mexico has been dismantled. Five men face federal charges after agents documented them stealing hundreds of barrels of crude oil a day, each load worth tens of thousands of dollars. The accused are Maxwell Jensen, Thomas …
Bill Gates explores Kansas as site for his nuclear projects
TerraPower Considers Kansas for Advanced Nuclear Power Kansas could become home to one of the most advanced nuclear power plants in the nation. TerraPower, the nuclear energy company cofounded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has confirmed it is exploring sites in Evergy’s service area in Kansas for one of its next-generation nuclear reactors. The announcement …
Greenest cities in America? Not Tulsa and not OKC
Tulsa and OKC Trail Behind in Green Rankings WalletHub, the personal finance company that likes to release all sorts of survey results nationally, is out with its latest–-a list of the Greenest and Least Greenest cities in the U.S. Based on the list, Tulsa is listed number 66 and Oklahoma City is ranked 89th greenest …
