Winter Storm Uri, which struck in February 2021, put immense pressure on the electric grid, resulting in widespread power outages, frozen equipment, and infrastructure failures throughout the Midwest.
Paul Monies investigated the reasons behind Oklahomans being saddled with a $1.4 billion bill and explored why the Attorney General has taken legal action against natural gas companies.. Read all of his stories related to the Winter Storm Uri investigation below.
Oklahoma Utility Customers May Face Even Higher Costs From 2021 Winter Storm
Oklahoma ratepayers may face increased costs from the 2021 winter storm after the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a Corporation Commission order waiving municipal franchise fees and taxes on $3 billion…
Companies Sued By AG Over Natural Gas Spikes Say They Followed Contracts
Energy companies sued by Oklahoma’s attorney general in April over huge natural gas price spikes from a winter storm in 2021 said they were following contracts and were not in…
Oklahoma Attorney General Files Winter Storm Lawsuits Over Natural Gas Prices
Three years after a winter storm led to massive costs for Oklahoma utility customers, the state’s attorney general has filed the first of several lawsuits against natural gas pipeline operators…
Winter Storm Natural Gas Price Lawsuits Languish
An extreme winter storm hit Oklahoma and other states in early 2021, bidding up the price of fuel. Bonds were sold to deal with the high costs. Natural gas producers…
Oklahoma AG Wants Law Firms To Investigate Winter Storm Natural Gas Costs
Gentner Drummond on Tuesday promised the “largest lawsuit in state history” if natural gas marketers manipulated the trading market during the massive winter story in February 2021.
Ratepayer or Shareholder Protection Act? Consumer Groups, Utilities Square Off on Pending Bill
A bill changing the way electric utilities get rate hikes got a quick committee hearing earlier this month at the Legislature. Regulators at the Corporation Commission held a longer hearing…
Energy Trader Sued By Kansas AG Also Sold to Oklahoma Utilities
Natural gas prices in Oklahoma and Kansas went to unprecedented levels during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. Now the Kansas attorney general is suing a natural gas company, alleging…
Q&A: Oklahoma Attorney General’s Quick Start Includes Marijuana Enforcement and Spending Investigations
New Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond wants to step up enforcement of illegal marijuana grow operations and has taken over several investigations into state spending in a busy first month…
‘Once-In-A-Generation Storm’ Has Oklahoma Customers Paying for A Generation
Customers are directing their ire at utilities, lawmakers, the former attorney general and regulators. All those players had a part in passing the burden to customers.
Are Oklahoma’s Utilities Ready for the Next Major Winter Storm?
Said one energy analyst: “In a competitive state, it’s the energy companies and their shareholders that essentially take the hit. In monopoly states, all the utility does is ask for…
Oklahoma Customers Paid Billions for Natural Gas In Last Winter’s Storm. Here’s Who Cashed In
A year after an extreme winter storm gripped Oklahoma and the central United States, utility customers are finally getting a look at which companies sold natural gas during a record…
What To Know About Oklahoma Natural Gas’ New Storm Charges
Utility customers will be paying fixed monthly charges for decades after the Corporation Commission approved a plan to pay off huge natural gas purchases from last year’s winter storm.
The Winter Gas Bill From Hell: Oklahomans Face Paying $1.4 Billion Over Snow Storm
Customers are being saddled with paying 600 times the usual price for energy after a winter storm as regulators are accused of being too close to the industry they monitor.
