by - May 5, 2020 9:54 am
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell 2.8% to 5,130 million metric tons in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The data was released in EIA’s most…
by - May 1, 2020 11:14 am
The Arkansas Public Service Commission earlier this week approved a new utility-scale solar project that will provide Entergy Arkansas customers with 100 megawatts of solar power and 10 megawatts of…
by - April 28, 2020 10:01 am
North Little Rock-based Scenic Hill Solar and Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority are working together to build a 2.06 megawatt DC solar power plant that will provide electricity for 90% of…
by - April 27, 2020 10:15 am
Working natural gas storage in the lower 48 states has risen 19% to 2,008 billion cubic feet as of March 31, from the previous five-year (2015-19) average for the end…
by - April 23, 2020 3:14 pm
U.S. consumption of petroleum products has fallen to its lowest level in decades because of measures that limit travel and because of the general economic slowdown as a result of…
by - April 22, 2020 4:36 pm
Entergy Arkansas announced new staff members and promotions within its communications team, which includes a transfer from Entergy Texas, an internal promotion, and a new local hire. Kacee Kirschvink, APR,…
by - April 22, 2020 11:28 am
Today’s Power Inc. (TPI), a renewable energy company of Little Rock-based Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc., continues to work on solar array projects as it moves its corporate office to North…
by - April 21, 2020 10:52 am
The American Electric Power Foundation announced Monday (April 20) it will give $200,000 to the Illinois River Watershed Partnership. The two-year grant will support the organization’s programs in Arkansas and…
by - April 20, 2020 10:28 am
Energy exports from the United States rose to a record high of 23.6 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2019 — the first time in 67 years that annual U.S….
by - April 17, 2020 12:25 pm
El Dorado-based Murphy USA beat revenue and earnings estimate on first quarter results, with the company CEO saying the fuel retailer is “well-positioned” to survive economic uncertainty arising from the…
by - April 16, 2020 7:20 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Thursday (April 16) distinguished professor Alan Mantooth has received $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to advance technologies that…
by - April 15, 2020 10:54 am
Regional transmission organization Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) of Carmel, Ind., announced Wednesday (April 15) it’s selected Daryl Brown to lead its South region office based in Little Rock after…
by - April 14, 2020 12:48 pm
Since the start of 2020, U.S. retail gasoline prices have fallen 28.3%, or 73 cents a gallon, as fuel demand has decreased during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Meanwhile, a new…
by - April 14, 2020 7:07 am
Once heralded as an advanced manufacturing success for Arkansas, LM Wind Power announced it will close its wind blade facility that has been in existence for more than a decade….
by - April 7, 2020 3:03 pm
The United States is expected to again become a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products in the third quarter of this year and remain a net importer of…
by - April 6, 2020 12:18 pm
Volatility in crude oil prices rose to a record level in March as global trade groups released guidance on sustainability reporting. The economic contraction caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus…
by - April 1, 2020 4:53 pm
Amidst worldwide falling crude oil prices, Murphy Oil Corp. has further reduced its capital expenditures for 2020. In March, the El Dorado-based oil and gas exploration company dropped its cap…
by - March 27, 2020 3:00 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. President and CEO Rogers Jenkins has taken a temporary medical leave because of a “presumptive diagnosis of COVID-19,” the El Dorado oil and gas exploration company has…
by - March 24, 2020 11:13 am
New Orleans-based utility Entergy Corp., the parent company of electricity utility Entergy Arkansas, has established the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund to support households who have been impacted by the coronavirus…
by - March 23, 2020 2:51 pm
A public-private consortium that includes federal agencies, technology industry and academic leaders will use U.S. supercomputers to increase the speed in which scientists can develop answers to complex scientific questions…
