SPP is issuing a Resource Advisory for its entire Balancing Authority effective Monday, July 14, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. CT until an anticipated end time of 9:00 p.m. CT. Resource Advisories do not require the public to conserve energy, but are issued to raise awareness of potential threats to reliability among entities responsible for operating …
Just as Panasonic prepares to hold a grand opening Monday on the $4 billion battery plant built outside of Kansas City, Kansas, the company has decided to delay full production because of falling electric car sales. Plus, there is the factor of U.S. government policies that do not support EVs. Word of the delay …
The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent creation of a website to address conspiracy theories about jet plane contrails and their impact on the weather prompted Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin to suggest there are more important things to worry about. He and Sen. James Lankford responded to the move by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Mullin’s …
Another major solar farm in the region has been approved, this one 5,000 acres in size in the Texas Panhandle north of Amarillo. While Oklahomans are fighting a proposed 5,000 acre solar farm by NextEra Energy near the town of Porter, quick approval has come for one just south of the Oklahoma …
Summer is here, and to help keep residents safe and cool in the heat, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) recently donated fans to seniors and families with low-income in the Oklahoma City area. Dozens of OG&E volunteers handed out 465 fans in the Oklahoma City area to those who may be at higher …
For the 11th consecutive week, the nation’s number of active oil and gas drilling rigs declined in the past week, reaching the lowest total since October 2021. The U.S. rig count fell by two to 537, reported Baker Hughes Co. on Friday. The decline included one oil rig, leaving 424 in service while …
** As the death toll from the Texas tragedy continues to rise, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin has fueled claims about weather manipulation and has tasked his agency to investigate them including such things as geoengineering and contrails. ** Bill Nye “The Science Guy” said that fossil fuel companies and U.S. Congress neglecting the climate crisis is …
Friday saw crude oil prices gain 2% as the International Energy Agency described the market as “tighter.” Plus, trading was affected by tariffs and possible more sanctions against Russia. According to the IEA, demand is supported by peak summer refinery runs to meet travel and power generation. West Texas Intermediate crude finished up $1.88 …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen as they discussed what Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford revealed about President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill and its impact on Oklahoma’s energy industries. Lankford was interviewed by Bohnen about the OBBB. Read more
Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, and the Greater OKC Chamber are celebrating a vote by the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Regional Transportation Council on Thursday to provide $3.5 million in regional toll revenue funds to continue service of the Heartland Flyer for one year. Oklahoma’s only …
