by - September 19, 2020 10:12 am
The United States Department of Agriculture released $151 million in funding through its Electric Infrastructure Loan Program to Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative. The money will be used for power grid…
by - September 17, 2020 9:00 am
Former Arkansas Public Service Commission Chair Colette Honorable, who has also served as a Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner, was named to the board of directors for energy firm Southern Company…
by - September 10, 2020 10:23 am
International benchmark Brent spot prices are expected to be an average of $44 per barrel in the fourth quarter and rise to $49 per barrel in 2021 as oil markets…
by - September 9, 2020 9:47 am
Total U.S. crude oil production rose 11%, or by 1.24 million barrels per day, in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Lighter, less dense crude oil contributed…
by - September 4, 2020 11:08 am
The U.S. average price for a regular gallon of gas at the pump was $2.22 before Labor Day weekend, and this was the lowest price at this time of year…
by - September 1, 2020 12:59 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced Tuesday (Sept. 1) the expansion of its western reliability coordination service with the addition of eight generating resources managed by…
by - August 31, 2020 11:18 am
People in geographically large states with small populations, such as Alaska, North Dakota or Wyoming, used twice as much energy for transportation than the U.S. average, according to the U.S….
by - August 25, 2020 3:18 pm
Fountain Lake School District and Little Rock-based renewable energy company Scenic Hill Solar will partner to build an almost $1.5 million solar power plant to provide electricity to power nearly…
by - August 24, 2020 11:15 am
U.S. coal-fired plants have been converted to burn other fuels or replaced, especially by natural gas, as pipeline projects are completed to meet demand for natural gas in North America….
by - August 20, 2020 9:51 am
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) and Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation (AAEF) this week jointly announced Stephanie Osborne has been appointed as the Executive Director for both organizations. “Stephanie brings…
by - August 20, 2020 9:22 am
North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) announced Thursday (Aug. 20) the addition of two members to its board of directors: Mel Coleman and Diana Holmes. Coleman…
by - August 19, 2020 11:44 am
U.S. shipments of solar photovoltaic modules, or solar panels, rose to a record of 16.4 million kilowatts in 2019 and exceeded the previous record by 2.9 million kilowatts, according to…
by - August 17, 2020 11:05 am
Entergy Arkansas announced Monday (Aug. 17) plans to purchase a 900-acre, 100-megawatt solar farm near Brinkley. Pending approval by the Arkansas Public Service Commission, Walnut Bend Solar will be among…
by - August 13, 2020 4:54 pm
An order for more than 1 million feet of 36-inch pipe for use on the Keystone XL pipeline project will keep around 500 Welspun manufacturing employees in Little Rock busy…
by - August 12, 2020 6:40 pm
Little Rock-based solar energy company Entegrity has announced a solar energy project with the city of Eureka Springs. The solar energy project between Entegrity and Eureka Springs is expected to…
by - August 11, 2020 3:50 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to reduced economic activity and changed energy supply and demand patterns for 2020, but it’s also contributed to heightened levels of uncertainty in…
by - August 11, 2020 10:28 am
U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell to an average of 3.1 billion cubic feet per day in July after reaching a record high of 8 billion cubic feet…
by - August 10, 2020 4:09 pm
Northwest Power Pool of Portland, Ore., has hired Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP) to act as the program developer in its effort to develop a resource adequacy program…
by - August 6, 2020 12:17 pm
Murphy Oil posted an adjusted second quarter loss of $109.8 million as low energy prices resulting from COVID-19 economic disruptions reduced revenue and created the need to shut-in some wells….
by - August 6, 2020 11:20 am
A 1.5-megawatt solar array has started to generate renewable energy for Paris, a city with a population of about 3,400 and a county seat of Logan County. The city and…
