by - February 13, 2019 12:05 pm
Residential and commercial purchased electricity consumption is expected to increase more slowly than the number of households or total commercial floor space, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - February 11, 2019 10:46 am
Rapid City, S.D.-based utility Black Hills Corp., which has customers in eight states including Arkansas, recently reported fourth-quarter net income increased 37.5% to $88 million, or $1.51 per share, from…
by - February 7, 2019 4:35 pm
The more than 2,500 utility-scale solar photovoltaic electricity generating facilities in the United States represent 2.5% of utility-scale electric generating capacity and account for 1.7% of electricity generation annually, based…
by - February 5, 2019 10:02 am
U.S. exports of ethane have risen from almost zero in 2013 to an average of 260,000 barrels per day through the first 10 months of 2018, accounting for about one-sixth…
by - February 4, 2019 8:33 am
Consumer demand for renewable energy continues to play a key role in the development of the energy sector in Arkansas as the state’s regulatory body expects to review several rate…
by - January 31, 2019 3:21 pm
One year after getting a huge profit boost from the 2017 corporate tax cuts, El Dorado-based Murphy USA Inc. posted more modest results of $78 million after Wednesday’s closing bell…
by - January 31, 2019 3:08 pm
Arkansas energy giant Murphy Oil Corp. ended 2018 on a strong note as the international oil explorer continues to turnaround its fortunes with key global oil and gas prospects. For…
by - January 30, 2019 6:33 pm
A proposal by Oklahoma City-based OG&E to collect more than $6.49 million in higher rates from about 66,000 utility customers in western Arkansas was reduced by almost 51% after objections…
by - January 28, 2019 4:31 pm
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to decline in 2019 and 2020 after rising 2.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The 2018 increase was the…
by - January 24, 2019 5:11 pm
The United States is expected to continue to develop shale and tight oil and natural gas resources as well as expand its use of renewable resources, according to new projections…
by - January 22, 2019 10:09 am
U.S. natural gas market trends in 2018 are expected to continue in 2019 and 2020 as Henry Hub natural gas prices are expected to remain stable and natural gas consumption,…
by - January 21, 2019 1:13 pm
Solar systems provider Shine Solar LLC of Bentonville has started to offer energy efficiency services to solar clients, focusing on reducing electricity consumption, according to a news release. Shine Home…
by - January 17, 2019 11:06 am
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will establish a Lithium Battery R&D Recycling Center and a Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize in efforts to reclaim and recycle critical materials, including cobalt…
by - January 16, 2019 1:51 pm
International benchmark Brent crude oil is expected to rise from $61 per barrel in 2019 to $65 per barrel in 2020, up from the end of 2018 but lower than…
by - January 14, 2019 1:21 pm
Faculty and staff of the University of Arkansas and its National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission at the Arkansas Research & Technology Park in south Fayetteville are working with…
by - January 14, 2019 10:02 am
Renewable energy obtained 93% of federal energy fuel subsidies while generating 22% of total U.S. energy in fiscal year 2016, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - January 11, 2019 6:19 am
Duane Highley, president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI), recently received the 2019 J.C. Brown Award for CEO Communication Leadership. The J.C….
by - January 10, 2019 10:32 am
The U.S. electric power sector is expected to add 23.7 gigawatts and retire 8.3 gigawatts of generating capacity in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This data,…
by - January 9, 2019 1:24 pm
Africa, Asia and the Middle East drove nearly all growth in global energy consumption, between 2010 and 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The new data on…
by - January 7, 2019 10:36 am
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility company of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), will request proposals for up to 1,200 megawatts of wind energy projects to be in…
