Regardless of the recent decision by Congress to limit tax credits for green energy projects, Evergy, the utility that serves Kansas and Missouri, is moving forward with some major solar projects. Evergy won regulatory approval to build two solar projects in Kansas and Missouri. And it intends to meet deadlines to get the …
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** Offshore wind developer Orsted won shareholder approval on Friday for a $9.4 billion emergency rights issue to help fund U.S. projects thrown into uncertainty by President Donald Trump‘s opposition to the renewable energy source. ** The federal government filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires including January’s Eaton Fire …
Environmentalists sue Colorado over oil and gas operations near Denver
The Center for Biological Diversity and 350 Colorado sued Gov. Jared Polis’s administration for failing to ensure two oil and gas facilities in the Denver metro area are complying with state and federal clean air laws. Both facilities are considered major sources of air pollution and collectively release thousands of tons of toxic emissions, including …
Edmond legislator named co-chair of national transportation committee
Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, has been nominated and accepted the position of Co-Chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures Transportation Standing Committee for the next two-year term. Miller previously served as Vice-Chair of the committee where she was recognized for her leadership, dedication and active engagement in transportation policy at the state …
Sustainable aviation fuels to be studied in House Transportation Committee hearing
Two Oklahoma legislators want to know more about sustainable aviation fuel and how it might affect the state’s transportation sector. Could it be refined in the state? Reps. Judd Strom (R-Copan) and John Kane (R-Bartlesville) asked to have the topic explored at a late October hearing of the Oklahoma House of Transportation Committee. The hearing, …
Broadband board meeting cancelled
The Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board meeting set for September 9 has been cancelled. The next meeting of the board will be held Tuesday, October 14, starting at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room, Suite 105, of the Harvey Parkway Building, 301 NW 63rd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73116. The agenda will be posted prior to the meeting.
Stardust Power carries out reverse stock split to regain Nasdaq compliance
Stardust Power Inc., the firm that launched a lithium processing plant in Muskogee, Oklahoma in January took a big step this week in order to regain full compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based company announced its Board of Directors approved a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. The …
Growth of EV charging ports in Oklahoma remains slow but they’re coming
The number of electric charging stations in Oklahoma has made slow progress in the past few years, according to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Public Utilities Division. In a recent report, PUD Director Mark Argenbright explained there were 540 electric vehicle charging ports available to the public in 2023. It grew to 640 in …
Crude oil prices fall on oil stock buildup
Crude oil prices slipped 1% to a two-week low in Thursday’s trading, thanks largely to a surprise buildup of U.S cruce oil inventories in the past week, including at the Cushing Hub as reported elsewhere in our OK Energy Today newsite. This week’s meeting of OPEC+ producers also played a role in the …
US and Cushing crude oil supplies increased
Crude oil supplies across the U.S. and including at the Cushing Hub in northern Oklahoma increased as of the most recent reporting period. But gasoline supplies saw a decline. A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed total oil stocks in the U.S. jumped by 2.4 million barrels. The gain went …
