by - February 19, 2020 1:41 pm
The charitable arm of electric utility American Electric Power (AEP) has donated $1 million to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The gift from the AEP Foundation will support students…
by - February 19, 2020 9:56 am
Dallas-based electrical wholesale distributor City Electric Supply recently announced it has opened stores in Jonesboro and Alexander and has plans to open other locations in Arkansas. The 6,600-square-foot Jonesboro store is at…
by - February 18, 2020 12:16 pm
As the nation’s share of monthly electricity generation from renewable sources exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time in 2019, the Arkansas General Assembly passed “game-changing” legislation that put the…
by - February 17, 2020 12:30 pm
Arkansas’ economy was a tad wobbly entering the 2010 decade. The Great Recession continued to be a little too great, with the state’s jobless rate at 8.2% in January 2010…
by - February 14, 2020 10:03 am
Natural gas prices have been at their lowest levels in decades, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). On Feb. 10, the near-month natural gas futures price at the…
by - February 11, 2020 5:06 pm
While the death toll and number of new cases related to the coronavirus continues to rise in China, the impact of the respiratory illness has expanded into the U.S. energy,…
by - February 10, 2020 4:11 pm
The federal spending bill approved in late 2019 included provisions to reinstate the $1 per gallon biodiesel mixture credit, which is commonly referred to as the biodiesel tax credit, according…
by - February 4, 2020 2:39 pm
The total number of wells producing crude oil and natural gas in the United States declined to 982,000 in 2018, while production rose, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - January 30, 2020 9:01 am
Despite a fourth quarter loss driven by a mark-to-market loss and the extinguishment of debt, Murphy Oil finished 2019 with a $1.1 billion profit as it repositions itself as a…
by - January 29, 2020 9:31 pm
Revenue and profits slipped slightly for Murphy USA Inc. as fuel price spikes altered the company’s profit margins. The El Dorado-based gas and convenience store operator reported earnings for the…
by - January 29, 2020 12:16 pm
The United States is expected to continue to be a net exporter of energy through 2050 as energy consumption grows at a slower rate than energy production, according to new…
by - January 28, 2020 12:28 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool selected Lanny Nickell as its executive vice president and chief operating officer and elected Bronwen Bastone of New York City to the…
by - January 24, 2020 3:22 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a company of Columbus, Ohio-based utility American Electric Power (AEP), announced Friday (Jan. 24) an agreement with the Arkansas Public Service Commission general staff, the…
by - January 23, 2020 3:25 pm
U.S. natural gas exports are expected to exceed natural gas imports by an average of 7.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2020 and 8.9 billion cubic feet per day…
by - January 22, 2020 12:53 pm
Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) of Little Rock will partner with South Central Service Cooperative and Bearden School District to install 100-kilowatt and 400-kilowatt solar systems. South Central Service Cooperative is…
by - January 22, 2020 12:52 pm
Global electric power generation from renewable sources is expected to rise more than 20% between 2018 and 2050, and renewable sources are projected to provide nearly half of the world’s…
by - January 15, 2020 3:19 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool announced Wednesday (Jan. 15) that Barbara Sugg will be its next president and CEO. Sugg, senior vice president of information technology and…
by - January 15, 2020 9:14 am
The U.S. power sector is expected to add 42 gigawatts of electricity generating capacity in 2020, and 76%, or 32 gigawatts, of this capacity is expected to come from solar…
by - January 14, 2020 6:31 pm
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently issued its January edition of the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), including for the first time energy forecasts for 2021. EIA forecasts that the…
by - January 13, 2020 11:07 am
U.S. oil and natural gas proved reserves rose to record levels in 2018, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. proved reserves of…
