by - August 10, 2021 2:38 pm
Increased economic activity and a changing fuel mix in the electric power sector in 2021 are expected to lead to a rise in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions this year, according…
by - August 5, 2021 1:32 pm
Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp. saw energy sales normalize in the second quarter, but quarterly income reached $112.9 million, better than the $85.9 million in the same quarter of 2020….
by - August 4, 2021 1:45 pm
Eddie Lee Herndon, president and CEO of the United Way of Fort Smith, has been hired by OG&E as community affairs manager in western Arkansas. Herndon is resigning from the…
by - July 28, 2021 2:53 pm
Oil and gas exports, production and prices in the United States have remained high amid rising demand this summer, according to recent reports from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - July 23, 2021 2:18 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), announced Friday (July 23) it will seek an $85 million request to increase customer rates. If…
by - July 20, 2021 2:31 pm
North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently completed solar arrays for two school districts and a water association in south Arkansas as electricity sales and generation…
by - July 18, 2021 12:57 pm
Springdale native Millard Berry had an idea that would transform the agriculture industry in the Natural State. In 1893, he bought an incubator to raise chicks. Four years later, he…
by - July 13, 2021 11:38 am
Crude oil production rose in one major oil-producing region last year as the number of drilled but uncompleted wells hit a peak in the United States in June 2020, according…
by - July 6, 2021 1:24 pm
Rogers-based renewable energy company Stitt Solar recently announced it’s the first SunPower authorized dealer in Arkansas and will only offer SunPower products to residential customers. SunPower, a solar and energy…
by - July 5, 2021 8:59 am
Northwest Arkansas school districts are adding solar arrays to meet electricity demand and reduce energy costs. One project in Farmington will include an agricultural component and educational partnership with Little…
by - June 27, 2021 2:43 pm
North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) and Ozarks Electric Cooperative of Fayetteville recently marked the completion of a 2.7-megawatt array on 25 acres near Lincoln. The…
by - June 23, 2021 2:52 pm
Charles E. Scharlau of Fayetteville, retired chairman, president and chief executive officer at Southwestern Energy Co., died June 18 at Fayetteville senior living provider Butterfield Trail Village. He was 94….
by - June 16, 2021 3:21 pm
All sources for U.S. energy consumption fell by a record 7% to 92.9 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2020, from 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The only…
by - June 9, 2021 11:34 am
Global food production giant Tyson Foods and retail titan Walmart have set ambitious goals to reach net-zero greenhouse (GHG) emissions by 2050 and 2040, respectively. Springdale-based Tyson Foods said Wednesday…
by - June 8, 2021 2:49 pm
International benchmark Brent crude oil prices are expected to become stable in mid-2021 and reach an average of about $68 per barrel in the third quarter before declining to an…
by - May 26, 2021 2:14 pm
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville is set to begin a series of energy-saving facility upgrades across campus. According to a UA news release, the improvements will help reduce the…
by - May 20, 2021 12:47 pm
Ozarks Electric Cooperative announced Thursday (May 20) a partnership with Springdale Public Schools and Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) to build a 2.4-megawatt solar plant near Sonora Middle School in Springdale….
by - May 19, 2021 5:26 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has reappointed Ted Thomas, chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, to another term on PSC. He added former Miss Arkansas and Gov. Huckabee staff member, Dr….
by - May 11, 2021 1:35 pm
U.S. crude oil producers are expected to continue to drill wells as West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices remain at more than $55 per barrel, according to the U.S….
by - May 4, 2021 1:07 pm
Commercial floor space is expected to increase significantly over the next 30 years in the United States, while energy use rises at a slower pace, according to the U.S. Energy…
