by - December 17, 2020 1:15 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced Thursday (Dec. 17) it has chosen Kara Fornstrom, chairman of Wyoming Public Service Commission, to serve as director of state…
by - December 16, 2020 4:25 pm
Little Rock-based utility Central Arkansas Water and Little Rock-based renewable energy company Scenic Hill Solar announced Wednesday (Dec. 16) a more than $7 million project to build a 4.8-megawatt DC…
by - December 11, 2020 10:28 am
U.S. petroleum refining capacity has decreased to its lowest level since 2016 as U.S. distillate inventories have fallen to their previous five-year average (2015-19), according to the U.S. Energy Information…
by - December 10, 2020 8:05 am
The future is bright for the solar industry in Arkansas. The state’s advanced energy economy contributes $2.8 billion in economic output, according to the UALR Arkansas Economic Development Institute. Advanced…
by - December 10, 2020 8:00 am
Solar energy is on the rise in Arkansas and around the nation. Commercial and residential solar capacity is hitting new highs and solar panel production eclipsed a new record in…
by - December 8, 2020 2:38 pm
News on the viability of COVID-19 vaccines partly contributed to a rise in crude oil prices in November, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA released Tuesday…
by - December 6, 2020 9:29 am
The Russellville Regional Alliance for Economic Development and Entergy Arkansas announced earlier this week the completed certification of the city’s second certified Select Site through the utility company’s program. “We…
by - December 3, 2020 6:01 pm
Summit Utilities Inc., the parent company of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp., announced Thursday that Kim Linam is retiring from the company, but they won’t say goodbye to her…
by - December 3, 2020 3:20 pm
While U.S. refinery runs remain lower than the five-year average, natural gas inventories nearly reached a record high this fall, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Refinery runs…
by - November 21, 2020 6:19 pm
David Frankenberg has been named as vice president and chief financial officer of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI) effective Jan. 1, 2021. Frankenberg replaces…
by - November 18, 2020 1:24 pm
U.S. crude oil production is expected to be flat through the end of 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Meanwhile, in August, production in the Gulf of…
by - November 17, 2020 3:31 pm
North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) announced Tuesday (Nov. 17) it will build 20 solar arrays in southeastern Kansas. The Kansas Cooperative Sun Power Program comprises…
by - November 16, 2020 10:18 am
Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are projected to earn about $323 billion in net oil export revenues in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information…
by - November 14, 2020 5:29 pm
Those who care about environmental policy should be satisfied with the outcome of the presidential election, said Ramon Cruz, president of the national Sierra Club. Equity, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the…
by - November 12, 2020 2:37 pm
Southwest Power Pool, the regional transmission operator located in Little Rock said Thursday (Nov. 12) it is considering a western state expansion. SPP said it has received letters from several…
by - November 12, 2020 11:57 am
Project developers expect more than 23 gigawatts of wind turbine generating capacity to start operating in the United States in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This…
by - November 10, 2020 3:36 pm
Global crude oil consumption rose in October as international benchmark Brent crude oil spot prices declined $1 to $40 per barrel, from September, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - November 9, 2020 4:14 pm
Little Rock-based utility Entergy Arkansas announced Monday (Nov. 9) it has established an online site to allow customers to purchase reduced-cost, energy-saving products. The Entergy Arkansas Marketplace offers discounted LED…
by - November 9, 2020 1:59 pm
A team of University of Arkansas researchers, led by physics professor Paul Thibado, is developing a chip to generate and store energy as a battery replacement. The team has designed…
by - November 5, 2020 3:27 pm
Shreveport, La.-based Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), will cease operations at two of its coal-fired power plants and retrofit another as…
