Oklahoma energy

The act, signed into law on July 4, will eliminate incentives for investing in wind and solar projects.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which oversees utilities and the oil and gas industry, will be challenged with historically high electricity demand in the coming years, they said.

For NPR's Climate Solutions Week, Oklahoma reporters are exploring how wind energy lets some Oklahomans live where and how they want. In the second story of that three-part series, we'll look at what policymakers and economists are saying about Oklahoma's growing wind sector.

Senate Bill 998 passed through the House on Tuesday with a 51 to 39 vote.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission voted in opposition to two bills they say could increase costs for consumers.

Following an order from President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency gave dozens of coal plants an extra two years to comply with its latest Clean Air Act policies. Some of them are in Oklahoma.

The Senate Energy Committee passed the proposed legislation in a Thursday meeting.

National energy data show the country is winding down coal generation and replacing it with renewables.

The state House of Representatives considered and passed at least 10 energy bills on March 26 and 27.

Over the next four years, the Well Done Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife will plug more than 100 orphan wells on public land.