Hot weather in Oklahoma and surrounding states prompted the Southwest Power Pool grid to issue an advisory about anticipated increased demand for electric use. The SPP launched the Resource Advisory for the West Balancing Authority area on Wednesday, explaining it will be in effect until Thursday, May 14. Temperatures in Oklahoma are expected to reach …
When Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners voted this week to approve the use of the controversial Construction Work in Progress method for Public Service Company to collect payments for energy projects, it raised an interesting contradiction. Regulators also want the public to know, their hands were tied and they were forced by law to approve the utility’s …
With President Trump in China talking about getting Beijing’s help in ending the war in Iran and fears of possible U.S. interest rate hikes, investors backed off on Wednesday sending crude oil futures down 1% to 2%. Reuters reported Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank may need to …
The initial price offering for geothermal power developer Fervo Energy came in Tuesday at $27 per share as it made its debut on Nasdaq, and as a result, the energy firm had raised $1.89 billion. Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy is considered one of the largest shareholders. Just three years ago, the oil and gas …
ONE Gas, Inc. announced it will participate in the American Gas Association Financial Forum, May 17-19, 2026, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Robert S. McAnnally, chief executive officer, Curtis Dinan, president and chief operating officer, and Christopher Sighinolfi, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will be conducting a series of meetings with members of …
The growing number of data centers across the U.S. is being credited for a 9% gain in revenue for Germany energy technology company Siemens Energy. Here’s why it’s important in the world of data centers and natural gas. While Siemens is based in Germany, it is a well-known company for its manufacture of wind farm …
Those Oklahomans that some critics called members of the “tinfoil hat crowd” for their opposition to proposed data centers certainly have a lot of others like them across the U.S. So suggests a new Gallup poll that says Oklahomans who are fighting data centers in Coweta, Broken Arrow, Sand Springs, Piedmont, Luther and Yukon and …
Closure hits oil output ** April output from Persian Gulf countries affected by the Strait of Hormuz closure was 14.4 million barrels per day below pre-war levels. Cumulative losses during the conflict exceed 1 billion barrels. US considers request ** The trading arm of Vietnam’s state oil company has urged the U.S. Navy to allow …
Noted environmental activist Erin Brockovich has joined the list of those raising serious questions about the environmental impact of data centers and battery energy storage systems (BESS) across the U.S. She has recently started a website devoted to covering the topic across the country. Called “Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting,” the site not only …
Rep. Ross Ford, R-Broken Arrow, commended the governor for signing into a law a bill that adds the operational area of an airport to the list of places considered as critical infrastructure. Under the provisions of House Bill 4108, those convicted of trespass or causing willful damage will be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a …