Appeals Court Upholds Nearly $6M in Fees in EnerVest Royalty Case A nearly $6 million attorneys’ fee award tied to a long-running oil and gas royalty dispute between Oklahoma mineral owners and EnerVest Energy has been upheld by the 10th U.S. Court of Appeals, marking the third appellate ruling in the case. The dispute dates …
Utilities Sought $31B in Rate Hikes in 2025,PowerLines Finds
Utility Rate Hike Requests Double in 2025, PowerLines Finds A nationwide non-profit organization says utility rate increases continued to accelerate in 2025, placing growing pressure on consumers across the country — including Oklahoma ratepayers who are already paying higher monthly bills tied to past storm-related fuel costs. In a year-end analysis titled “Utility Bills Are …
Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen…a winter storm’s impact on energy
http://facebook.com/reel/1456874019244280/ The impact of the latest winter storm on energy markets, plus how it’s affecting the growing demand for more electrical power in Oklahoma and across the U.S. It’s what Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen discuss in their latest “Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen” podcast.
Crude oil reached highest mark in 4 months
Crude oil prices hit their highest mark since late September in Wednesday’s trading and natural gas prices also recorded a 7% gain amidst the winter storm that left hundreds of thousands without electrical power from Arkansas and Mississippi to the Carolinas. West Texas Intermediate crude finished well above $60, rising 82 cents of 1.31% …
Illinois Supreme Court Revives Grain Belt Express Line
Illinois Supreme Court Sides With Grain Belt Express Developer The Illinois Supreme Court gave a legal victory to the developer of the $11 billion Grain Belt Express transmission line aimed at carrying wind-powered electricity from southwest Kansas, across Missouri and to Indiana. In a 6–0 ruling, the Court offered a 20-page opinion and upheld a …
ODOT proposes I-35 improvements in southern Oklahoma
Public meeting set for I-35 improvements between Purcell and Goldsby What might seem like never-ending construction on Interstate 35 from Oklahoma City south to the Red River is about to result in more traffic slowdowns. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is hosting an open house meeting about proposed improvements to I-35 between Purcell and Goldsby …
Electric cooperatives lend help to storm-stricken Mississippi
Okla.’s electric co-ops send mutual crews to assist Mississippi following Winter Storm Fern Eleven electric cooperatives in Oklahoma are collectively sending 84 linemen to assist Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association following devastating damage from Winter Storm Fern. The co-op serves 27,000 meters across nine rural counties in northern Mississippi. Winter Storm Fern swept across …
$2.1B Transmission line to stretch across Oklahoma Panhandle
Oklahoma regulators are being asked to grant approval for construction of a major electric transmission project that would cross the Oklahoma Panhandle and connect the eastern and western U.S. power grids. Three Corners Connector seeks Oklahoma approval Three Corners Connector LLC has filed an application with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission seeking authority to construct a …
Regulators consider OGE’s latest CWIP request
CWIP Dispute Leaves OG&E Request Under Advisement at OCC Another fight over Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) unfolded this week before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) as Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) pressed regulators for approval to begin recovering construction costs from customers while new power projects are still under development. After hearing arguments from …
Attorney General defends embattled Corporation Commissioner
The state attorney general came to the defense of Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett and said in responding to Supreme Court challenges by Reps. Tom Gann and Kevin West that they made “baseless and inflammatory accusations against the Commission” and their challenges to rate hikes by PSO, OG&E and ONG should be thrown out of …