by - January 12, 2021 3:36 pm
U.S. energy consumption is expected to rise in 2021 and 2022 along with the GDP after falling in 2020, but the 2022 consumption level is projected to remain below the…
by - January 11, 2021 5:06 pm
The city of Greenwood will soon power all of its municipal buildings with renewable energy. The city is partnering with Little Rock-based Scenic Hill Solar to build two solar power…
by - January 10, 2021 5:44 pm
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports rose to a record in November as one of many energy sector products that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recent…
by - January 10, 2021 11:00 am
Patrick Kinnamon is the co-founder of MakerMade, a precision tool manufacturing company located in Northwest Arkansas. His company’s carbon footprint and his worldview led him to contemplate how he could…
by - January 9, 2021 11:55 am
The advanced energy sector expanded in 2020, and its growth is expected to continue into 2021 as the energy industry transitions to renewables. “Advanced energy is growing by leaps and…
by - December 30, 2020 12:52 pm
Commercial buildings have continued to be built larger while residential electricity bills have declined, according to recent reports from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In 2019, the average monthly…
by - December 29, 2020 11:06 am
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States declined 3% in 2019, and they might fall by 11% in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In…
by - December 21, 2020 10:32 am
Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power Inc. announced Monday (Dec. 21) the creation of a new 2.7-megawatt Ozarks Natural Energy solar park on 25 acres of land near Lincoln. The…
by - December 17, 2020 3:04 pm
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says traveling can increase the chance of spreading and getting COVID-19, a AAA report shows as many as 84.5 million Americans…
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…
