Following the severe storms overnight Monday, OG&E reported approximately 5,000 customers were without service, down from an overnight peak of 30,398 customers. The storms included sustained damaging winds of 60 mph with bursts up to 70 mph and moved through the Oklahoma City metropolitan and southern portions of OG&E’s service area resulting in power outages. …
Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole released a recent update from Capitol Hill. He indicated that despite the current Democratic rule in Washington, House Republicans have kept their commitments to the American people. Cole mentioned that one of House Republicans’ top priorities for the new Congress was ending out-of-control spending that led to the inflationary crisis in …
One month after the Boulder County District Attorney and Sheriff’s office released the results of their investigative report into the 2021 Marshall fire along Highway 93, two lawsuits were filed alleging negligent maintenance on the part of Minnesota-based Xcel Energy, according to various news sources. More than 1,000 homes and businesses were …
Again, OK Energy Today found itself ahead of all the completion reports filed for a series of Carter County oil wells drilled by Continental Resources. We reported earlier this week about three Courbet wells drilled at 27 1S 3W, a site about one mile east of Ratliff City and each produced from the Woodford formation. But …
FEMA will host four community listening session webinars in July and August regarding disaster resilience zones. FEMA is seeking feedback from states, tribal nations, territories, local communities, public and private sector entities and non-profit organizations regarding risk methodology, zone designations and post-designation support for each zone based on its Request for Information published in the …
Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corp. recently announced the release of its 2023 Sustainability Report and 2023 Climate Change Assessment Report. “Pursuing excellence in ESG is a component of our disciplined business model designed to deliver sustainable results,” said Rick Muncrief, President and CEO. “We continue to enhance the transparency of our disclosures to demonstrate our …
A new study reveals that Oklahoma is the sixth most-expensive state in the nation when it comes to energy costs. The WalletHub survey considers electricity, natural gas, motorhome fuel and home heating oil to calculate its final figures. Oklahoma’s total energy cost of $583 is only exceeded by Massachusetts, Connecticut, Alaska, North Dakota and Wyoming. …
Clean energy technologies – including solar and wind – accounted for nearly 87 percent of net new electric power generation jobs in the U.S. last year. Canary Media published a recent study identifying which states are most prolific in clean energy jobs. The study reported that renewable energy is one of the fastest-growing employers in …
Known for its reliably conservative politics and heavy support for fossil fuel, Wyoming is embracing a new way of thinking when it comes to energy. Late last month, nearly 150 invited guests from federal, state and local entities participated in the TransWest Express Transmission Project groundbreaking ceremony on a ranch southeast of Rawlins. The TransWest …
The Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board will meet on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. in the First Floor Conference Room, Suite 105, of the Harvey Parkway Building, 301 Northwest 63rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73116. The agenda can be found on this page: https://oklahoma.gov/broadband/board/meetings.html. Meeting documents are posted at https://broadband.oklahoma.gov. A planning update on …