(Colorado Sen. Cathy Kipp speaks at a rally for a bill she’s sponsored that would place new regulations on large-load data centers in Colorado. March 13, 2026.) While Oklahoma adopted a data center bill to protect consumers from higher electricity rates, Colorado lawmakers attempted to create environmental regulations for data center development. But state …
Category: Oil & Gas
Regulators support PSO’s $1.2 billion in projects
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) Monday preapproved Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s (PSO) request for additional electric generation resources totaling more than $1.2 billion in costs. The approval came on a split vote with Commissioners Kim David and Todd Hiett in support of PSO’s requests while Commissioner Brian Bingman voted against them and issued a …
Increased Memorial Day travel
Higher gasoline prices won’t keep Oklahomans and the rest of the country from taking a road trip this approaching Memorial Day, reports AAA. AAA projects 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for Memorial Day between Thursday, May 21 and Monday, May 25. This year’s domestic travel forecast is slightly (0.4%) …
Energy briefs–unrest in the Strait of Hormuz
Tanker reverses course ** An oil supertanker that exited the Persian Gulf on Sunday hauling a cargo of Iraqi crude appears to have stopped shy of the US naval blockade line and is now turning back into the Gulf of Oman. World oil depletion ** According to an estimate by TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne, the global economy …
OGE fights for CWIP
The Oklahoma Supreme Court is being told Corporation Commissioners failed state statute last November when they denied a Construction Work in Progress request made by Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company. “In short, the statute says what it means and means what it says. Once the statutory prerequisites are met, CWIP is a mandate the …
Grid readies for summer power demand
SPP forecasts near normal summer temperatures, high likelihood of meeting regional demand for electricity SPP, responsible for coordinating electric reliability in a 17-state area in the central and western United States, while diligently planning for contingencies, projects the availability of enough generation to meet growing energy needs this summer. “Reliability remains SPP’s top priority as …
Trump says “no” and oil goes up
President Trump’s rejection of the latest Iranian peace proposal sent crude oil prices as he called it a “piece of garbage” and description of the ceasefire as being “on life support” had a reverberation on oil prices as they rose about 3% on Monday. The obvious conclusion was the Strait of Hormuz will be closed …
President favors gas tax suspension
If President Trump follows through with his statement Monday to CBS News that he will suspend the federal gas tax “for a period of time,” it would mean a drop of more than 18 cents per gallon for Oklahoma drivers. Fuel prices have soared since the U.S. went to war with Iran to stop the …
Kimray adopts employee stock plan
Kimray Inc., an Oklahoma City-based manufacturer of oil and gas control equipment, announced its transition to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The move to employee ownership is a natural progression from the family stewardship that has carried Kimray through 78 years in business. “Our founder Garman Kimmell believed in building something that lasts, …
Shareholders at OGE Energy Corp.
The annual meeting of shareholders in OGE Energy Corp. will be held this week. It will be a virtual meeting at 10 a.m. CDT on Thursday, May 14. Proxy materials were sent to shareholders As noted in the Company’s Proxy Statement this year’s annual meeting is being held virtually. The items for this year’s annual …