The Western Oklahoma Persimmon Creek wind farm has a new owner. Colorado-based Scout Clean Energy and its joint venture partner Elawan Energy recently sold the wind farm to Evergy. The farm is located in Woodward, Ellis and Dewey Counties and covers an estimated 17,000 acres of land. Permission Creek began operations in 2018 and …
Couple stunned over cost of solar panels for their home
Obvious sticker shock hit one couple in Del City after the installation of solar panels for their home. KFOR TV news recently reported the story. Click here for KFOR TV
AARP to hold telephone town hall to discuss utility rate increases
Advocacy group, AARP Oklahoma plans a telephone town hall later this month to offer details about the impact of a series of utility rate increases for natural gas and electric customers. The interactive town hall will be held Wednesday, May 31 beginning at 10 a.m. CST. “The focus is AARP’s continued advocacy efforts at …
AG joins lawsuit against robo call company
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 48 other U.S. attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Avid Telecom, its owner and its vice president for allegedly facilitating billions of illegal robocalls and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federal and state telemarketing and consumer laws. Avid Telecom, owned by Michael …
Latest reports show multiple-well producers in western Oklahoma
Reports being filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission show drillers are still quite active in western Oklahoma. Devon Energy Production Company and Mewbourne Oil each reported multiple-well pad sites with large combined production…Devon more than 2,200 barrels of oil a day from two wells on a Blaine County pad and Mewbourne with 1,500 barrels …
Brief energy updates
** Advocates of high-speed trains fear the trains might be the latest victim of the Biden administration because it wants all materials in federal infrastructure projects to be made in the U.S. ** A new study warns that nearly 800,000 residents in Phoenix would need emergency medical care for heat stroke and other illnesses in an extended …
A third day of hearing an agreement over PSO’s $155 million rate hike request
A judge with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will hold a third day of hearing the settlement agreement reached by the Attorney General, AARP and the Commission’s Public Utilities Division in support of a $155 million rate increase requested by Public Service Company. Another full-day of testimony and questioning of witnesses for and against the …
House votes to overturn EPA heavy truck emissions rules
The House on Tuesday passed a resolution rejecting what the Biden administration’s EPA proposed in a crackdown on emissions from big trucks. All five of Oklahoma’s Representatives were among those who voted to dump the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to enforce tougher emissions restrictions on heavy-duty trucks sold after 2027. The House voted was …
Crude oil prices saw another day of 1% gains
Crude oil prices rose 1% in Tuesday’s trading but some Oklahoma energy stocks dropped nearly 11% in value. The gain in oil prices came about because of forecasts for a tighter gasoline market—-plus a Saudi energy minister’s warning to speculators. West Texas Intermediate crude, considered the US benchmark, rose 86 cents or 1.2% to reach …
Two workers injured in fire at CVR Refinery in Wynnewood
The oil refinery fire that broke out Tuesday morning in Wynnewood and injured two workers is under investigation. The Garvin County Sheriff’s office reported the fire began around 8:20 a.m. in the gasoline hydrotreater at CVR Energy’s 74,500 barrel-per-day refinery. “Two employees were injured and were transported offsite for evaluation. All other employees have …
