by - November 21, 2022 12:45 pm
Conservation and advanced energy executives recently highlighted industry-related concerns, economic drivers and focus areas during the 7th annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit in Little Rock, hosted by Audubon Delta and…
by - November 20, 2022 11:49 am
Former Arkansas Public Service Commission chairman Ted Thomas has formed a consulting firm to capitalize on his years of experience in the utility and regulatory industry. On Wednesday (Nov. 16),…
by - November 17, 2022 2:28 pm
According to the AAA, Arkansas motorists are paying the fourth-lowest average price for gasoline amid flat crude oil prices ahead of a long holiday weekend. In Arkansas, the average price…
by - November 15, 2022 5:37 pm
Fort Smith Public School’s Peak Innovation Center, which opened in March, has received a $500,000 grant from the OGE Energy Corp. Foundation to support the new OG&E “Live Safely” initiative…
by - November 15, 2022 1:11 pm
Little Rock-based utility Entergy Arkansas and the federal government announced Tuesday (Nov. 15) reaching a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that’s expected to be a model for similar agreements between utilities…
by - November 10, 2022 3:01 pm
Little Rock-based solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar announced Thursday (Nov. 10) an initiative along with multiple U.S.-based solar array equipment manufacturers to encourage manufacturing American-made solar array components. A…
by - November 8, 2022 1:06 pm
Low inventories of distillate fuels, which comprise diesel fuel and heating oil, are expected to lead to high prices through early 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - November 2, 2022 3:47 pm
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will give Arkansas more than $105.17 million for energy efficiency programs as part of the nearly $9 billion made available from the Inflation Reduction…
by - October 27, 2022 10:45 am
Crude oil production growth could be limited in the United States amid fewer drilled but uncompleted wells and natural gas pipeline constraints, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - October 25, 2022 11:19 am
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has elected two directors and selected a new chair and vice chair to its independent board of directors, according to a…
by - October 13, 2022 2:19 pm
As another advanced energy project comes online, the state continues to invest in electric vehicle charging stations. The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (E&E) recently announced it’s accelerating the…
by - October 12, 2022 12:39 pm
U.S. households will likely pay more to heat their homes this winter, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Compared to last winter, households are expected to spend 28%…
by - October 9, 2022 9:52 am
Veolia North America says it will host a groundbreaking in Gum Springs (near Arkadelphia) on Wednesday, Oct. 12 for a new state-of-the-art thermal treatment facility. The operation is part of…
by - October 4, 2022 10:56 am
Entergy Arkansas, a utility of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., has received regulatory approval for a 250-megawatt solar farm near Osceola in Mississippi County, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 4) news…
by - October 3, 2022 9:54 am
Officials said that those looking to install electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure should build to upgrade as the technology is changing rapidly. Leaders with HFA, a Bentonville-based architecture and engineering…
by - September 30, 2022 5:03 pm
Shreveport, La.-based Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of American Electric Power (AEP), announced Friday (Sept. 30) that Malcolm Smoak will retire on Jan. 1 after working for the…
by - September 29, 2022 3:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday (Sept. 29) his appointment of Katie Anderson of Scott as chairman of the Public Service Commission. Her start date at the powerful regulatory agency is…
by - September 29, 2022 10:38 am
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), wants to purchase up to 1,900 megawatts of wind resources and up to 500 megawatts of…
by - September 27, 2022 5:22 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) announced Tuesday (Sept. 27) a rate hike for its Arkansas customers that will increase their bills by about $12 per month amid the rising cost…
by - September 23, 2022 12:33 pm
U.S. natural gas consumption is expected to reach a record this year, while natural gas producers operate more drilling rigs than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early…
