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…
by - January 9, 2020 11:42 am
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), has plans to close the Dolet Hills coal-fired power plant near Mansfield, La., as part of…
by - January 6, 2020 10:12 am
The Stuttgart School District in Arkansas County will partner will solar energy developer Scenic Hill Solar in Little Rock to build two solar power plants that will meet 100% of…
by - January 1, 2020 6:50 pm
Lou Holtz is returning to Arkansas. No, not to coach, but to endorse solar energy. Specifically, he will endorse residential solar products and services sold by Bentonville-based Shine Solar. The…
by - December 30, 2019 3:57 pm
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) has approved new base rates for Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) in which an Arkansas residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month will see…
by - December 22, 2019 9:35 am
The Central Arkansas Water Board of Commissioners approved an agreement Friday (Dec. 20) between CAW and Scenic Hill Solar to build a 4.8 MW DC solar power plant near Cabot….
by - December 20, 2019 2:40 pm
Centerpoint School District and North Little Rock-based solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar will work together to build a 1.04-megawatt solar power plant for the school district. The project was…
by - December 20, 2019 2:24 pm
Sebastian County and Fort Smith officials may in 2020 invest in solar power and join a growing number of Arkansas cities and counties that built or announced solar power facilities…
by - December 19, 2019 1:01 pm
Forrest City and North Little Rock-based solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar plan to build a 3.46-megawatt solar energy system for the eastern Arkansas city of 14,000 people. The approximately…
by - December 18, 2019 2:29 pm
Little Rock-based solar power company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) and electric utility Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative (SWAECC) will build a 1-megawatt solar array near the headquarters of the cooperative in…
by - December 16, 2019 11:45 am
Electric utility Entergy Arkansas announced its residential customers can expect monthly bills to rise an average of $15 starting in January as a result of a federal tax credit ending….
by - December 12, 2019 1:00 pm
The city of Paris in Logan County has selected Little Rock-based solar energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) to build a 1.5-megawatt solar array on 8 acres in the city,…
by - December 11, 2019 6:47 pm
Southland Gin, Delta Farms, Craighead Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) are working to develop a 2-megawatt solar energy system that will include two arrays with unique solar technologies…
by - December 11, 2019 5:31 pm
Bank OZK will invest in the construction of a solar power plant which will provide enough renewable energy to power its new corporate headquarters and up to 40 other Arkansas…
by - December 11, 2019 10:02 am
Coal mining employment has declined in the past decade as coal demand has fallen, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Most U.S. coal is consumed in the electric power sector,…
by - December 5, 2019 3:53 pm
Danny Games is the director for Business & Economic Development with Entergy Arkansas. A veteran of economic development circles, he has previously worked as the Executive Vice President of Global…
by - December 4, 2019 8:17 am
In our state, the solar industry has a tremendous chance to become an increasingly important economic driver. The following figures further demonstrate the increasing demand for advanced energy resources that…
