** Florida imports a projected 30,000 power line workers from states as far as New Mexico, Arizona and California as electric utilities prepare for the approaching Hurricane Milton. ** Hurricane Helene pushes Tennessee officials to confront “outdated or incorrect” emergency plans and flooding data linked to 274 dams that are considered to have “high hazard potential” for downstream communities. ** …
Natural gas fired power plants take hold across the U.S.
Environmentalists might not like it, but the gradual phasing out of coal-fired power plants has resulted in phenomenal growth of natural gas-fired plants . A report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed U.S. natural gas-fired power plants generated more than 7 million megawatthours (MWh) of electricity on August 2, 2024, according to the gency’s …
Is Oklahoma Gov. Stitt flying around state transparency laws?
An investigation by The Voice shows Gov. Kevin Stitt might be in violation of a state transparency law when it comes to the travel logs of a state plane he has used to fly across the country. The probe showed the governor’s office has not followed law by citing the reason for all flights …
Vital to release 3Q earnings report next month
Vital Energy plans to release its third quarter financial report the first week of November. The firm said the results will be released after the market closes on Wednesday, Nov. 6. A conference call will be held the next day, Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 a.m. central time. The Tulsa-based company had $36.7 million in …
Southwest Power Pool turns 20 years old
The Southwest Power Pool which controls the electric grid covering Oklahoma and 13 other states turned 20 years old this week. The official birthday date was Oct. 4. Twenty years ago, Oct. 4, 2004, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved and designated SPP as an RTO or Regional Transmission Organization. The approval allowed …
Broadband Office to launch another project in Oklahoma
Another project will be launched into parts of northeast Oklahoma by the state’s Broadband Office. This time, the project will involve the introduction of high-speed internet service in rural Creek County north of Sapulpa. A launching ceremony will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. where the state funds will allow an expansion project with internet …
Oklahoma sends more help to Hurricane Helene victims
Oklahoma is doing more than supplying electrical line repair crews from utility companies to help with power restoration in the southeast following the death and destruction of Hurricane Helene. While PSO crews are coming home after helping in a handful of states, others are heading to the devastated areas of the country. The State Health …
Crude oil settles above $80 as worries grow over what happen next in the Middle East fighting
A nearly 4% jump in crude oil prices pushed Brent crude above the $80 a barrel mark for the first time in weeks. The increasing risk of a wider war in the Middle East still has investors worried about the prospects of Middle East crude oil shipments being interrupted. There are still growing …
Court fight over nuke waste sites in Texas and New Mexico in the hands of US Supreme Court
The efforts of New Mexico and Texas leaders to stop any more radioactive waste being dumped in their states will soon rest in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court justices. The high court agreed on Friday to consider the fight to store the waste at sites in rural areas of the two states. …
Lack of rain and high temperatures add to growing wildfire dangers in Oklahoma
Wildfire dangers in Oklahoma are going hand in hand with the growing lack of rainfall across the state as well as the continued heat wave gripping the state and much of the central part of the U.S. The Oklahoma Forestry Division, in its Monday update showed no significant large fire activity. However, the wildfire …