Senate Bill Seeks to End Wind Farm Subsidies

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Sen. Jonathan Wingard filed Senate Bill 239. The bill aims to stop state tax subsidies for wind farms. The proposed legislation seeks to eliminate the zero-emission subsidy for wind production after the 2025 tax year, potentially saving taxpayers up to $16 million annually. Oklahoma spends several hundred million taxpayer dollars each year subsidizing...

Add Winter Weather Advisory to our Wind Chill Warning

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT.* WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 20 below zero. For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to three inches.* WHERE...Portions of central,...

Wind Advisory in effect for Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Wind Advisory for Kay County and surrounding areas from Noon today until midnight tonight.Counties included are Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Ellis, Woodward, Major, Garfield, Noble, Roger Mills, Dewey, Custer, Blaine, Kingfisher, Logan, Payne, Beckham, Washita, Caddo, Canadian, Oklahoma, Greer and Kiowa.South winds at 25...
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Wind Advisory in effect for Thursday

The National Weather Service in Norman has placed Kay County along with all of northern, central and western Oklahoma under a Wind Advisory going until 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon. National Weather Service in Tulsa has Osage County and much of northeast Oklahoma under a Wind Advisory as well that goes until 3 p.m.All Oklahoma...

Wind Advisory in effect for Thursday

The National Weather Service in Norman has put Kay County and much of northern Oklahoma under a Wind Advisory that remains in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday evening.All the counties included in the advisory are Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Ellis, Woodward, Major, Garfield, Noble, Roger Mills, Dewey, Custer, Blaine, Kingfisher, Logan, Payne, Beckham,...
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NOC offers fall wind energy classes

Northern Oklahoma College is introducing an "Introduction to Wind Energy" course in its Fall 2020 semester.  The course is being offered as part of NOC’s Process Technology Program (PTEC).   The purpose of this course is to introduce interested students to Oklahoma's Wind Energy Sector in preparation for employment in the Wind...

High Wind Warning for Kay, Grant, Garfield, Noble and Kingfisher counties

The National Weather Service in Norman has placed Kay County and surrounding areas under a High Wind Warning that goes until 1 a.m. Wednesday morning.Other counties across north central Oklahoma included in the warning are Grant, Garfield, Noble and Kingfisher.West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are likely. Damaging...

Wind Advisory issued for Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Norman has placed Kay County and northern Oklahoma under a wind advisory for Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. early Wednesday.Counties in the Wind Advisory include Grant, Kay, Garfield, Noble, Kingfisher, Logan-Payne, Washita, Caddo, Canadian, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Grady, McClain, Cleveland, Pottawatomie,  Kiowa and Comanche.West to northwest winds 25...
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Wind Farm Meeting Set For Wednesday In Newkirk

Newkirk area residents who have voiced concerns about the proposed wind farm to be constructed near Newkirk and Kildare will have an opportunity to receive information and voice their concern about the wind farm being close to Newkirk City Limits. Duke Energy Renewables, the company responsible for the proposed wind farm, will hold a...

Newkirk Residents Concerned About Proposed Wind Farm

The Frontier Wind Farm that is located east of Blackwell is looking to expand further east towards Newkirk and Kildare with a second phase called Frontier Farm 2. Not all Newkirk residents are happy with the expansion as citizens fear with wind turbines being on the outside of town, could decrease property values and...