by - May 1, 2018 5:21 pm
Rising international crude oil futures lifted gas prices to their highest level since 2014 with many metropolitan areas across the U.S. seeing their costs at the pump soar over $3…
by - May 1, 2018 9:34 am
U.S. tight oil production increased in 2017 and accounted for 54% of all crude oil production in the United States, as productivity increases in new wells, according to the U.S….
by - April 30, 2018 10:49 am
Electric cooperatives in Arkansas contributed $1.76 billion annually to the state, according to an economic impact study. The cooperatives recently released a study showing the economic impact the cooperatives have…
by - April 27, 2018 1:13 pm
The United States exported almost 1.4 billion gallons of fuel ethanol in 2017, and the previous record level of the exports was 1.2 billion gallons in 2011, according to the…
by - April 26, 2018 10:56 am
Federal subsidies for renewable energy, including biofuels for transportation and renewable generation of electricity, fell 56% to $6.7 billion in fiscal year 2016, from fiscal year 2013, according to the…
by - April 25, 2018 10:54 am
Tommy Slater has been named vice president — generating assets for Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a company of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP). Slater, who lives in Hallsville,…
by - April 23, 2018 10:21 am
The amount U.S. households will spend on electricity this summer (June-August) is expected to rise about 3% to an average of $426, from the same period in 2017, according to…
by - April 19, 2018 11:30 am
BHP Billiton has begun the “exit process” for its U.S. onshore operations and expects to receive one or several bids later this summer for the Australian mining conglomerate’s money-losing shale…
by - April 17, 2018 3:10 pm
Arkansas Public Service Commission executive director John Bethel will step down from his post after 18 years in the position effective April 30, 2018. Bethel announced his pending departure in…
by - April 13, 2018 3:40 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a company of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), will ask the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) to approve the proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection…
by - April 13, 2018 11:35 am
Natural gas storage levels as of March 31, or the end of the 2017-2018 heating season, declined 50.7% to 1.351 trillion cubic feet, from the same time in 2017, according…
by - April 12, 2018 11:08 am
U.S. motorists are expected to pay an average of $2.74 per gallon this summer for regular gasoline, the highest summer price in four years, according to the U.S. Energy Information…
by - April 10, 2018 9:59 am
Two of three ways the U.S. Energy Information Administration measures natural gas production showed U.S. production reached record levels in 2017. Production measured as gross withdrawals rose to 90.9 billion…
by - April 9, 2018 10:46 am
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is set to build at least two exascale supercomputers. On Monday (April 9), the federal agency announced spending up to $1.8 billion on a…
by - April 5, 2018 3:35 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has been named a 2018 Energy Star Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence award winner for the utility company’s energy efficiency program in Arkansas….
by - April 5, 2018 9:29 am
The number of net metering facilities in Northwest Arkansas increased dramatically in 2017. According to annual filings with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC), there were 517 net metering facilities…
by - April 4, 2018 11:32 am
University of Arkansas Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Congressman Steve Womack (R-Rogers) on Wednesday (April 4) jointly announced an additional $10 million in funding to…
by - April 3, 2018 10:11 am
U.S. retail electricity sales declined 2% or by 80 billion kilowatt-hours in 2017, from 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The decrease was the largest drop since the…
by - March 30, 2018 12:25 pm
U.S. coal demand and exports are expected to remain flat through 2050, even as coal-fired plants are removed from operation, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Coal demand and…
by - March 29, 2018 11:03 am
Finding sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels needs to be resolved soon, according to a new book by University of Arkansas biologist Ruben Michael Ceballos. CRC Press recently released “Bioethanol and…
