by - April 6, 2023 2:30 pm
Walmart plans to build electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at thousands of its stores and clubs over the next six years. The retailer now has roughly 1,300 charging stations at…
by - April 5, 2023 1:49 pm
Stitt Solar, the solar energy company of Rogers-based The Stitt Group, recently was named a SunPower Master Dealer. According to a news release, Stitt Solar is one of 35 master…
by - April 3, 2023 9:11 am
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday (March 31) that USDA is accepting applications for $1 billion in grants to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses invest…
by - March 30, 2023 12:14 pm
U.S. households consumed about the same amount of energy in 2020 that they did in 2015, according to a new survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Compared to…
by - March 28, 2023 2:06 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power, recently started a $1.75 million project to replace poles and lines as it works to accommodate area…
by - March 21, 2023 4:43 pm
Producers Rice Mill will have a new solar storage microgrid developed by Scenic Hill Solar and it will be a record-breaking. The groups announced the project on Tuesday (March 21),…
by - March 16, 2023 3:38 pm
U.S. energy-related carbon-dioxide emissions are projected to fall 25% to 38% below the 2005 level in seven years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The decline can be…
by - March 7, 2023 5:40 pm
The Arkansas Senate passed Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act Tuesday (March 7), paving the way for her to sign the bill in a Capitol Rotunda ceremony at noon on Wednesday….
by - March 7, 2023 2:36 pm
U.S. natural gas consumption is expected to be lower in the first quarter than in any of the same periods since 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - March 3, 2023 10:26 am
Arkansas’ natural gas severance tax revenue is on track in fiscal year 2023 to set a new record and top $100 million if trends continue in the next four months….
by - February 27, 2023 11:46 am
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has named Deborah Sterzing as chief financial officer after Tom Dunn retired in December. Dunn retired on Dec. 1 after serving…
by - February 22, 2023 6:11 pm
The House Insurance and Commerce committee spent as much time debating a controversial issue as Senators did with the governor’s education bill on Wednesday (Feb. 22). HB1370 by Rep. Lanny…
by - February 21, 2023 4:17 pm
OzarksGo, a fiber-optic telecommunications subsidiary of Fayetteville-based Ozarks Electric Cooperative, has completed construction within its footprint and recently reached 35,000 customers. OzarksGo was the first Arkansas cooperative-owned company to offer…
by - February 20, 2023 9:43 am
Bill Harrison will celebrate two milestones in 2023 — the 40th anniversary of his company and his 80th birthday. At an age when most people are gleefully jumping headlong into…
by - February 16, 2023 6:29 pm
The state of Arkansas has filed suit against the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency after the EPA rejected Arkansas’ submission for complying with a rule pertaining to ozone emissions affecting…
by - February 15, 2023 8:17 pm
Rep. Lanny Fite, R-Benton, has filed a bill to address the costs claimed to be shifted from net-metering customers to other electricity consumers. Solar energy advocates are rallying to oppose…
by - February 11, 2023 10:55 am
More than half of the electricity-generating capacity added to the U.S. grid this year is expected to be solar power as the rise in renewables, like wind and solar, is…
by - February 7, 2023 2:21 pm
U.S. natural gas price projections have been lowered as a warmer-than-average start to 2023 has reduced natural gas consumption to below-average levels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - January 30, 2023 3:31 pm
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday (Jan. 30) the department is investing $2.7 billion to help 64 electric cooperatives and utilities expand and modernize the nation’s…
by - January 26, 2023 12:14 pm
Energy industry officials look to greater stability, advanced energy investments and beneficial policies after facing multiple unexpected challenges last year. Surprises included Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and price volatility that…
