Aircraft designers are working on a plane so large that it will be able to carry wind turbine blades and fly them to spots around the world. Longer than a football field,, the proposed WindRunner aircraft, designed for the wind industry, was recently unveiled by a Colorado-based firm. Its …
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The bridge disaster that claimed six lives in Baltimore got the attention of Oklahoma Transportation Department leaders. Transportation Executive Director Tim Gatz will give an update on the state of Oklahoma bridges to the commission during a Monday meeting of the Transportation Commission. In recent years, the state has …
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Ah, if it’s spring in Oklahoma, then there’s a chance of severe weather including funnels, twisters or tornadoes. The Oklahoma Mesonet’s Climatologist Gary McManus says Monday will bring a chance of severe storms across much of the state.. :Looks like we’ll see a classic springtime setup for Oklahoma, with a …
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The efforts of envrionmentalists and others opposed to a proposed temporary storage site in southeast New Mexico for spent nuclear reactor fuel resulted in a victory for them in federal court. The Fifth Circuit Court has vacated the license held by Holtec International, ruling that federal regulators didn’t have …
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Having grown up in Oklahoma, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice knows a thing or two about severe weather including tornadoes. In a message to her constituents, she wrote of “Being Weather Aware.” Below is her column. In our state, we live by the line, “If you don’t like the weather …
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Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Kim David came out expressing some reservations about OG&E’s huge donation that resulted in the naming of a new State Fair Arena in honor of the utility and vowed the contribution won’t be passed on to ratepayers. The State Fair Board announced the naming of the …
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A dollar-a-barrel jump in crude oil prices on Thursday came aftr OPEC+ indicated it would continue with production cuts. But adding to the increase were continued attacks on Russia’s oil refineries and a drop in the U.S. rig count. It also led to gains for Oklahoma energy stocks. West …
Read More »For those who might recall how a 2023 hail storm in western Nebraska destroyed a Scottsbluff, Nebraska solar farm and its 14,000 solar panels, a similar event occurred earlier this month near Houston, Texas. BREAKING: Hail storm in Damon texas on 3/24/24 destroys 1,000’s of acres of solar farms. Who …
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Manufacturing activity in Oklahoma and other states that make up a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City district didn’t fare well in March. Chad Wilkerson, senior vice president at the Bank announced the bank’s latest manufacturing survey revealed manufacturing activity declined further in March and expectations for future activity …
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When it comes to some of the legislative issues dealing directly with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, how does the only candidate to file so far for the commission in 2024 feel about them? OK Energy Today spoke at length with former State Senator and Secretary of State Brian Bingman …
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