Energy

Southwest Power Pool Appoints Mark Bowling Director Of Compliance And Security

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has appointed Mark Bowling as director of compliance and security. Bowling served as a federal special agent for the past 20 years. He will oversee the…

Energy In-depth: 20 Arkansas Trade Groups Join Campaign To Oppose EPA Ozone Standards

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Arkansas Electric Coops Announced Energy Efficiency Home Makeover Winners

Seventeen winning members of the Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corp. will each receive up to $3,000 in energy efficiency improvements to their homes, officials with the statewide cooperative announced this week….

Arkansas, Oklahoma Cooperatives Team Up On Solar Pact

Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc.’s renewable energy subsidiary has reached an agreement to provide solar power to a three-county electric cooperative in the Oklahoma Panhandle. The deal announced on Wednesday calls…

Judge Gives Approval To Mayflower Oil Spill Settlement

Chris Hickey with our content partner, KUAR FM 89 News, reports: A settlement between the federal government, the state of Arkansas and ExxonMobil is now final over a lawsuit the…

Jonesboro Finance Committee Approves Sales Tax Election Request

The idea of economic development and better roads go hand-in-hand, Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin told a city council committee Tuesday night. When the dust settled, the committee agreed to put…

Arkansas, U.S. Pump Prices To Ratchet Downward In Fourth Quarter

Arkansas and U.S. motorists will likely see pump prices continue to move lower for the rest of the year, and may well see local gas prices ratchet down near the two dollar level ahead of the holiday season, according to the latest energy forecasts.

New CNG Buses Join Public Transit Fleet In Central Arkansas

David Monteith with our content partner, KUAR FM 89 News, reports: 15 new buses running on compressed natural gas are rolling onto the streets of central Arkansas this week. The…

CenterPoint’s Profits Fall Short Of Expectations, Still On Target For Full-Year Guidance

CenterPoint Energy Inc.’s second quarter earnings fell short of expectations, but still remains on schedule to hit its full-year profit goals, the Houston-based utility operator announced on Monday. For the…

Seven Arkansas Cities And Counties Receive CDBG Grants

Several cities and counties around the state will receive a total of $1,380,000 to help with infrastructure projects, officials said Monday. Governor Asa Hutchinson presented grants to seven Arkansas cities…

Wearable Energy On The Horizon

Imagine charging your cell phone by plugging it into your pants or other wearables. Researchers and designers are making progress in harnessing the sun.

Entergy Arkansas Proposes To Cease Operations At White Bluff Power Plant By 2028

Entergy Arkansas Inc. on Friday proposed what it called “a more reasonable, long-term, multi-unit approach to address Arkansas’ regional haze” in response to the federal Environment Protection Agency’s rejection of…

Energy In-depth: Big Oil’s Big Troubles

Rutledge Joins West Virginia, 14 Other States To Ask EPA For Stay On Clean Power Plan

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has joined with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and 14 other states to ask the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an immediate stay of…

Murphy USA Profits Fall 64% As Up-And-Down Fuel Prices Cut Retail Margins

Murphy USA Inc.’s second quarter earnings fell well short of expectations as volatile crude oil and gasoline prices cut into retail margins and overall sales, company officials announced after the…

Utilities Take Watchful Approach On President’s ‘Clean Power Plan’

A day after President Obama unveiled the centerpiece of his climate change proposal, representatives from Entergy Arkansas and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. are taking a wait-and-see approach before responding publicly to how they will deal with the historic environmental mandate.