The Sovereignty Question
The Inference — Issue 14: Tribal nations and Oklahoma cities draw their own lines on data centers. Four moratoria in three months. The Pope weighs in. The Energy Secretary disagrees.
Energy
13 postsThe Tariff Is the Test
The Inference — Issue 13: HB 2992 is signed. The Corporation Commission approves data center tariffs. The OCC primary decides who sits in that chair.
The Geothermal NOFO
The Inference — Issue 12: The federal government opens the widest geothermal window in a generation. Oklahoma has 22,000 abandoned wells and the geology to use them.
The Energy Geography of Intelligence
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 11: Red and blue states converge on AI legislation. Oklahoma's bipartisan model faces federal preemption. HB 3173 dies. HB 2992 passes both chambers.
Seventy-Two Hours
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 10: In eight days, GPT-5.5, DeepSeek V4, trade wars, Musk in court, and OG&E data center deals. Oklahoma has six days left.
The Geothermal Window
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 9: The federal government opens the widest geothermal window in American history. Oklahoma is best positioned to walk through it.
The Ground Is Moving
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 8: Maine passes first data center moratorium, AI governance acceleration, Oklahoma energy policy.
Four Billion Years, 48 Days
A third of the world's helium is trapped behind a closed strait. The containers have a shelf life. When the helium escapes, it leaves Earth permanently. This is what dependency looks like.
22,000 Holes in the Ground
Every dot is ten abandoned oil wells in Oklahoma. Toggle the Phoenix conversion and watch $3.7 billion in liability become community-owned infrastructure.
Oracle's Healthcare Data Monopoly: The Contract Nobody Can Find
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 3: Oracle's Healthcare Data Monopoly, The Pre-Maxwell Phase, Oklahoma Energy Innovation.
Energy Burden Calculator
Enter your income and state to find out what share of your household budget goes to keeping the lights on.
22,000 Holes in Oklahoma's Earth
The fossil fuel era left scars across Oklahoma. Phoenix Wells turns them into the nervous system of a new civilization.
Sustainable Energy
The energy transition isn't optional. The question is whether it happens for communities or to them.