by - October 6, 2020 3:24 pm
Heating bills are expected to rise this winter as more energy is consumed because of colder temperatures and efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, according to the U.S. Energy…
by - October 5, 2020 6:29 pm
Entergy Arkansas customers in the utility’s solar energy program are expected to save $60 million over the next almost 19 years, according to a news release on Monday (Oct. 5). The utility…
by - October 5, 2020 1:51 pm
U.S. natural gas production, consumption and gross exports rose to record levels in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Data recently released in EIA’s Natural Gas Annual…
by - October 1, 2020 4:31 pm
Entergy Arkansas customers can expect to save nearly $94 million in 2021 from the utility’s membership in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), a regional transmission organization, the utility announced…
by - September 30, 2020 10:01 am
Clarksville, the county seat of Johnson County, is the first city in Arkansas to power all of its governmental operations with solar energy, according to a news release. Clarksville Connected…
by - September 29, 2020 11:55 am
Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods Inc. recently sold its propane business to MFA Oil Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Columbia, Mo.-based farmer-owned cooperative acquired Simmons…
by - September 28, 2020 3:08 pm
Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative (SWAEC) announced Monday (Sept. 28) the completion of the 1.4-megawatt C. Wayne Whitaker Solar Power Generation Facility off Highway 49 in Texarkana. The fully-operational facility can…
by - September 28, 2020 11:50 am
U.S. crude oil exports rose to a record high in February, and exports of petroleum products were greater in the first half of 2020, compared to the same period in…
by - September 24, 2020 10:32 am
Tyler Wilson, a real estate executive and former quarterback at the University of Arkansas, has joined Little Rock-based solar array installer Delta Solar as senior vice president of sales. Wilson will…
by - September 21, 2020 12:14 pm
Fossil fuels, or energy sources formed in the Earth’s crust from decayed organic material, including petroleum, natural gas and coal, continue to comprise the largest share of energy production and…
by - September 19, 2020 10:14 am
El Dorado-based Murphy USA donated $10 million to its charitable foundation and matched $375,000 raised by employees for the Union County United Way. As part of its 2020 home office…
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….
