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…
by - January 23, 2023 2:34 pm
Oklahoma energy services company EightTwenty Solar has expanded to the Northwest Arkansas market with a Fayetteville office at 5 E. Mountain St. A spokeswoman said the market entry would create 20 jobs….
by - January 17, 2023 11:13 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced on Tuesday (Jan. 17) that she will appoint Michael Mayton to the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission and Doyle Webb as the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC)…
by - January 15, 2023 2:39 pm
With energy prices affected by everything from oil and gas supplies to the transportation limitations to the Ukranian conflict and weather, it’s not easy to keep the lights on. Buddy…
by - January 12, 2023 7:11 pm
Brandon Lohse was recently selected as the Chief Financial Officer for the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. Prior to joining the electric cooperatives, Lohse worked more than 26 years in the…
by - January 10, 2023 3:12 pm
Global liquid fuel consumption is expected to exceed 100 million barrels per day in 2023 before reaching record highs in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Consumption…
by - January 5, 2023 10:05 am
Daron Frederick has been named Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. He joined the cooperatives in 2013. Frederick replaces CIO Robert McClanahan who has had a…
by - January 4, 2023 12:51 pm
The educational affiliate of Little Rock-based Arkansas Advanced Energy Association has established an apprenticeship program and hired a director of workforce development, according to a Wednesday (Jan. 4) news release….
by - December 27, 2022 4:05 pm
Govs. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, John Bel Edwards of Louisiana and J. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma announced Tuesday (Dec. 27) that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has encouraged the…
by - December 26, 2022 8:47 am
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has announced changes to its senior leadership team. Effective Jan. 1, Antoine Lucas, vice president of engineering, will start in a…
by - December 20, 2022 4:21 pm
Arkansas solar industry officials had expected grandfathering to be extended before it expires on Dec. 31. However, that is unlikely as state regulators have yet to submit a proposal to…
by - December 20, 2022 2:00 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has named Kim O’Guinn to be the director of state regulatory policy. O’Guinn is a commissioner of the Arkansas Public Service…
by - December 19, 2022 11:52 am
According to the AAA, 112.7 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home between Friday (Dec. 23) and Jan. 2 amid some of the lowest gasoline…
by - December 18, 2022 10:36 am
According to the company, North Little Rock-based solar energy company Seal Solar has nearly completed installing one of the largest solar arrays of its kind in the United States. The…
by - December 15, 2022 5:18 pm
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday (Dec. 15) the agency is investing $285 million in critical infrastructure to lower energy costs, expand access to clean energy…
by - December 8, 2022 9:55 am
Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States is expected to nearly quadruple to 30 gigawatts by the end of 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). As…
