SPP has issued a Resource Advisory for the East Balancing Authority (BA) area, effective Tuesday, April 28, from 10:00 a.m. CT until an anticipated end time of 6:00 p.m. CT. Resource Advisories are still considered normal operating conditions, and do not require the public to conserve energy or take any action, but are issued to …
Even as Iran made an offer to open the Strait of Hormuz in a venture to end the war with the U.S., crude oil prices finished higher in Monday’s trading. The continued shuttering of the Strait as well as the U.S. naval blockade along with the President’s cancellation of weekend peace talks in Pakistan …
Months after filing an application for a 15% rate hike for its customers, Public Service Company finally gets it chances to make arguments in front of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners. Regulators will hold what will likely be a lengthy hearing Tuesday afternoon on the rate application formally known as Case No. PUD2025-000064, a proposed $1.255 billion addition …
Lower earnings were reported in the first quarter by Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., the major coal firm headquartered in Tulsa. Total revenues decreased 4.5% to $516.0 million for the 2026 Quarter compared to $540.5 million for the 2025 Quarter primarily due to lower coal sales pricing, partially offset by record oil & gas royalty revenues …
Still strong in western Oklahoma—-the state’s oil and gas industry drilling efforts. The latest Baker Hughes Rig Count showed Oklahoma gained a rig to reach a total of 43 in the past week, as OK Energy Today reported earlier. But a deeper dive into where the rigs are active showed the gain was in the …
This week’s announcement that the U.S. Air Force plans to add to its fleet of KC-46 refueling tankers will likely assure the existence of Altus Air Force Base in southwest Oklahoma and more support for Tinker Air Force base as well. The Air Force said it plans to field 263 of the tankers to fully …
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a wind farm moratorium and ordinance imposed by a county whose residents didn’t want any more turbines around their homes and farms. Just as wind farm fights are held in Oklahoma over the state’s growth in wind turbines, the same fight occurred in Iowa, a state ranked …
While renewable energy development in Oklahoma remains a constant issue in some communities where solar and wind farms are proposed, it remains as well in the state legislature. A similar story is being played out in Missouri where the legislative session is about to end while there is continued debate on a proposal to suspend …
Oklahoma legislators dealing with proposed data centers and their impact on electric rates and water use know the topic is well debated all over the nation. They also know they are not alone. Take Colorado for instance where dueling data center bills at the Colorado Capitol are stalled as the legislative session nears its end. The …
After President Trump cancelled peace talks, Iran makes an offer ** Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger question of its nuclear program would come in a …