Oklahoma and Missouri Ratepayers Could See Early Utility Hikes If Oklahomans think they are the only ones facing possible rate hikes to pay for energy projects still under construction, they are not alone. Missouri ratepayers face the same situation because of a new law similar to one recently passed in Oklahoma. Both laws allow utilities …
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Faces Utility Rate Hike Challenges
Lawmakers Challenge PSO Rate Increase Before the Oklahoma Supreme Court can decide on the legal challenges of three state legislators to rate hikes approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, it first must decide on a growing number of other issues in the challenges. In recent weeks following the January filiing of a lawsuit by Rep. …
Oklahoma Faces Data Gaps as Interior Layoffs Threaten USGS
Layoffs at Interior Department Threaten Oklahoma Earthquake Monitoring Oklahoma’s ability to track and respond to earthquake activity could take a major hit as the U.S. Interior Department moves ahead with thousands of job cuts. Oklahoma’s Dependence on USGS Data For years, Oklahoma agencies—especially the Corporation Commission—have relied on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for precise …
Oklahoma Advances Nuclear Energy Feasibility Study
State Begins Work on Nuclear Energy Study Oklahoma regulators are moving forward with the state’s first comprehensive nuclear energy feasibility study. The effort follows a new law, Senate Bill 130, signed in June by Gov. Kevin Stitt, requiring the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to evaluate whether nuclear power can play a role in the state’s …