EPA Hands Off Kansas Oil Spill Cleanup as Recovery Continues The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has turned over the cleanup of an oil spill in Kansas that impacted a river flowing into northern Oklahoma, marking a transition to state-led recovery efforts. The spill happened last month just north of the Oklahoma state line and involved …
Government begins survey on data center power use
EIA Launches Pilot Survey on Data Center Energy Use One of the major concerns expressed by those opposed to data centers in Oklahoma has been the impact on consumer electric bills and the amount of power the projects will need. Not only has it been the subject of legislation in the Oklahoma legislature, but now, …
Should ERCOT be forced to join an electric grid?
Federal Lawmakers Push to Connect Texas Power Grid to Nation Another effort is underway in Congress to force Texas to join the nation’s major electric grids, targeting the state’s largely independent system operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Three members of Congress recently reintroduced the Connect the Grid Act, which would require …
Cold front could produce more wildfires in Oklahoma
Cold Front Raises Wildfire Danger Across Oklahoma The arrival of a Thursday evening cold front has the Oklahoma Forestry Service alert for increased chances of destructive wildfires. “Given the state of the fuels and increasing fire weather again, large fire probabilities are increasing,” according to the latest fire update from the Forestry Service. Already, firefighters …
Oil bounced back upward Tuesday but Iran plans partial opening of Hormuz Strait
Iran continued denying talks with the U.S., sending waves of missiles into Israel and the disruption of Monday’s fall in crude oil prices caused an upswing Tuesday. Oklahoma energy stocks made strong gains too. President Trump continued to profess the talks were making gains but crude oil prices rose nearly 5%. Prices closes before …
Wind reversal for Burgum
As Governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum was a big proponent of wind power in his state and in the fall of 2024, even highlighted the fact that wind supplied roughly one-third of the state’s electricity. Now as Interior Secretary, he seems to have a different opinion about wind. In Houston this week, he joined TotalEnergies …
Continental Resources Buys OKC Arena Naming Rights
Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources is putting its name on the new home of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA. The Thunder and the oil company founded by Harold Hamm announced a 15-year name rights partnership for the new arena that is expected to open in 2028 at the site of the former Cox …
Attorneys argue over PSO’s denied energy expansion project
PSO Lawsuit Over Rogers County Power Project Moves Forward The efforts of Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) to move forward with a more than $1 billion energy project remain stalled over a lawsuit filed against Rogers County Commissioners and their Board of Adjustment. The lawsuits filed by PSO after the Rogers County Board of …
Firefighters warned of soaring chances for more wildfires
Wildfires Spread Across Oklahoma Amid Dangerous Conditions A long list of wildfires in Oklahoma confronted firefighters across the state this week with one of the largest burning in northeast Oklahoma. The fire in Adair County, known as the Luna Branch fire, burned more than 1,200 acres and at last word from the Oklahoma Forestry Service, …