Half as Many Cattle Came to Town on Monday, and the Prices Say Everyone Knows Why
The Oklahoma City run was 2,800 head against 5,525 a year ago. The sell-down years are showing up as empty pens — and record money for what is left.
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July's Tax Receipts Came In at $1.5 Billion, and Oil and Gas Did the Quiet Lifting
Treasurer Todd Russ's monthly report shows collections up 2.6 percent over last July, with gross production taxes up 8.3 percent on the year.
The Fifteen Percent Ask Shrank to One Percent, but the Billion-Dollar Questions Moved Upstairs
PSO's rate case settled at about $2.45 a month, pending OCC approval. The fights over who pays for smelters and data centers are still very much alive.
The Data Centers Are Getting Their Own Rate Class, and the Commission Has Until November 3 to Write It
OG&E's large-load tariff would put 75-megawatt customers behind 15-year contracts and their own hookup costs. The Corporation Commission decides Nov. 3.
The Wheat Came in at Half, and the Herd Is Being Sold Into It
48.9 million bushels against 101.1 last year, at 23.93 bushels an acre. The cattle side is where it compounds.
Two Utilities Signed a Pledge in July. The Document That Binds Them Is Still on the Commission's Docket.
A pledge is a commitment a company makes. A tariff is a term a regulator enforces. Only one of them is in front of the Corporation Commission.
One Contract in Stillwater Is About to Become the Template for All of Them
A 75-megawatt threshold, a Google deal, and the tariff every future data center will be judged against.
A Fifteen Percent Increase, and an Intervention Deadline Customers Say They Never Saw
About twenty-five dollars a month on the average PSO bill — and a filing window that closed April 1.
The Patch Is Steady, Not Booming — and That Is the Honest Read
Forty-three rigs, a price floor, and why the next customer is a server farm.
What Half a Wheat Crop Does to a Family Operation
The state number is 48.9 million bushels. The farm number is whether you plant again.
The Grid Question Nobody in a Small County Got to Vote On
A 6,583-megawatt shortfall, a data-center surcharge, and who ends up paying for the wire.
Drought Math on a Multi-Generation Ranch
Fixed costs, a halved wheat crop, and the herd decision that takes ten years to undo.
Harvest 2026: Half a Crop, and the Protein to Prove It Was Stressed
48.9 million bushels against last year's 101.1 million. The drought did that.
Oklahoma Gas Is Wanted Again — and the Buyer Is a Data Center
Rig counts, a $3.50 floor, and the load growth reshaping who the state drills for.
Energy Sector Wins as State Rejects Federal Green Mandates
A win for oil & gas, with implications most coverage missed. We break down what the rejection actually means.