Energy

Officials in Fort Smith metro open to the idea of solar power

A growing number of Arkansas cities, counties and school districts are moving toward solar to handle all or a portion of their electricity demand. None of those are in the…

CO2 emissions are projected to decrease 2% in 2019

U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to fall 2.2% in 2019 after rising 2.7% in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Nearly all of the decrease…

Entegrity to build $10 million solar plant for Searcy Water Utilities

Searcy Water Utilities has partnered with solar power developer Entegrity Energy Partners of Little Rock to build a 5.7-megawatt solar power plant to meet the utility’s electricity demand, according to…

Natural gas spot prices to fall 19% this summer amid milder weather

Henry Hub natural gas spot prices for June, July and August are expected to be an average of $2.37 per million British thermal units, and if realized, this would be…

Bentonville firm Shine Solar expands service offerings with acquisition of Palmer HVAC

Solar power company Shine Solar of Bentonville recently announced it has acquired Palmer HVAC of Springdale, and the name of the heating and cooling company has been changed to Shine…

Stuttgart partners with Scenic Hill Solar on solar plant

The city of Stuttgart and Scenic Hill Solar have partnered to build a 3.15 megawatt solar power plant that will generate 100% renewable energy for its government and municipal operations….

SWEPCO plans to add 810 megawatts of wind energy by 2022

Electric utility Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a company of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power, announced Monday (July 15) it will add 810 megawatts of wind energy by 2022 as…

Capacity of battery storage units quadrupled in 4 years

Utility-scale battery storage units, which are those with at least 1 megawatt of power capacity, are a newer electric power resource, and their use has risen recently. The operating capacity…

Murphy Oil completes $2 billion deal to exit Malaysia

Murphy Oil Corp. Wednesday (July 10) announced that its Malaysian subsidiary has completed the $2.13 billion sale of deep-water oil and gas assets in Southeast Asia. The deal allows the…

Crude oil production exceeded 12 million barrels per day in April

U.S. crude oil production and lease condensate rose to 12.2 million barrels per day in April, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This was the first time that…

Largest solar plant in Yell County to power Arkwest Communications

Solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock recently completed a 360-kilowatt solar power plant for telecommunications provider Arkwest Communications in Danville. The plant is the largest solar…

Federal biofuels mandate has limited impact, analysis shows

The Renewable Fuel Standard, a federal program that requires the use of biofuels in gasoline supplies, has not lowered gasoline prices at the pump or significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions,…

Renewable energy exceeded coal-fired generation in April

U.S. monthly electricity generation from renewable sources exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time in April, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Renewable sources provided 23% of total…

Entergy asks shareholders to reject ‘mini-tender’ bid worth $100 million from Canada investment firm

Entergy Corp. is asking its shareholders to turn back an unsolicited “mini-tender” offer from a privately-held Canadian investment firm that has made similar approaches to buy discounted shares from investors…

Trump administration backs largest-ever U.S. investment in Africa as Anadarko Petroleum invests in $20 billion LNG project

Houston-based oil and gas independent Anadarko Petroleum Corp., which agreed to a unsolicited $38 billion takeover bid from rival Occidental Petroleum Corp. last month, plans to spearhead the largest U.S….