by - March 17, 2020 11:05 am
Markets for oil and other commodities and equities have experienced volatility and price declines since the final week of February amid concerns related to the economic effects of the coronavirus…
by - March 16, 2020 1:22 pm
Electricity utility Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a company of American Electric Power, announced Monday (March 16) a settlement agreement with the Louisiana Public Service Commission staff, the Alliance for…
by - March 16, 2020 12:21 pm
Electricity utility Entergy Arkansas will reduce residential customer rates by 4% starting in April as a result of a lower fuel rate. A typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of…
by - March 12, 2020 7:49 am
Murphy Oil Corp. said Thursday (March 12) it will revise its capital spending plans for 2020 given current market conditions and recent commodity price volatility. El Dorado-based Murphy Oil said…
by - March 11, 2020 11:28 am
International benchmark Brent crude oil front-month futures prices declined 24% to less than $35 per barrel and was the second largest daily price decline on record, according to the U.S….
by - March 9, 2020 2:34 pm
North Little Rock Wastewater Utility and Scenic Hill Solar are partnering to build an 850 kW DC solar power plant to provide renewable energy for the utility. This new solar…
by - March 5, 2020 3:04 pm
Electricity utility Entergy Arkansas announced Thursday (March 5) $1 million in gifts for projects and programs that improve the environment. The utility’s shareholders have contributed $1 million in grants to environmental partners…
by - March 3, 2020 3:44 pm
Natural gas inventories in the lower 48 states are expected to be 1.93 trillion cubic feet as of March 31, which is the end of the winter heating season, according…
by - February 27, 2020 3:44 pm
Little Rock-based Entegrity, an energy services, sustainability and solar development company, is developing a nearly $1 million solar project for the city of Prairie Grove. The project will include two…
by - February 27, 2020 3:43 pm
Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp. posted 2019 net income of $433.6 million, up 1.9% from 2018. Revenue for the utility provider was down 1.6%. OGE Energy Corp. is the parent…
by - February 27, 2020 3:26 pm
The advanced energy economy is an increasingly important economic driver in Arkansas, with innovation, declining costs and favorable policies helping to drive the deployment of advanced energy solutions. The state…
by - February 26, 2020 10:52 am
U.S. energy consumption is expected to rise slower than GDP through 2050 as energy intensity continues to fall, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The projection was part…
by - February 25, 2020 10:43 am
A proposal in front of regulatory bodies in three states would allow electricity utility Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) to purchase more than half of the wind energy from three…
by - February 25, 2020 10:03 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and Scenic Hill Solar are partnering to build a solar power plant to provide electricity to the Innovation Hub in downtown North Little Rock. Financial…
by - February 23, 2020 11:20 am
Randy Lawson, a longtime Bentonville oil and gas man, started his career like most in the energy industry — a landman, acquiring mineral rights from landowners. Nearly 40 years later,…
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…
