by - February 10, 2020 4:11 pm
The federal spending bill approved in late 2019 included provisions to reinstate the $1 per gallon biodiesel mixture credit, which is commonly referred to as the biodiesel tax credit, according…
by - February 4, 2020 2:39 pm
The total number of wells producing crude oil and natural gas in the United States declined to 982,000 in 2018, while production rose, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - January 30, 2020 9:01 am
Despite a fourth quarter loss driven by a mark-to-market loss and the extinguishment of debt, Murphy Oil finished 2019 with a $1.1 billion profit as it repositions itself as a…
by - January 29, 2020 9:31 pm
Revenue and profits slipped slightly for Murphy USA Inc. as fuel price spikes altered the company’s profit margins. The El Dorado-based gas and convenience store operator reported earnings for the…
by - January 29, 2020 12:16 pm
The United States is expected to continue to be a net exporter of energy through 2050 as energy consumption grows at a slower rate than energy production, according to new…
by - January 28, 2020 12:28 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool selected Lanny Nickell as its executive vice president and chief operating officer and elected Bronwen Bastone of New York City to the…
by - January 24, 2020 3:22 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a company of Columbus, Ohio-based utility American Electric Power (AEP), announced Friday (Jan. 24) an agreement with the Arkansas Public Service Commission general staff, the…
by - January 23, 2020 3:25 pm
U.S. natural gas exports are expected to exceed natural gas imports by an average of 7.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2020 and 8.9 billion cubic feet per day…
by - January 22, 2020 12:53 pm
Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) of Little Rock will partner with South Central Service Cooperative and Bearden School District to install 100-kilowatt and 400-kilowatt solar systems. South Central Service Cooperative is…
by - January 22, 2020 12:52 pm
Global electric power generation from renewable sources is expected to rise more than 20% between 2018 and 2050, and renewable sources are projected to provide nearly half of the world’s…
by - January 15, 2020 3:19 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool announced Wednesday (Jan. 15) that Barbara Sugg will be its next president and CEO. Sugg, senior vice president of information technology and…
by - January 15, 2020 9:14 am
The U.S. power sector is expected to add 42 gigawatts of electricity generating capacity in 2020, and 76%, or 32 gigawatts, of this capacity is expected to come from solar…
by - January 14, 2020 6:31 pm
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently issued its January edition of the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), including for the first time energy forecasts for 2021. EIA forecasts that the…
by - January 13, 2020 11:07 am
U.S. oil and natural gas proved reserves rose to record levels in 2018, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. proved reserves of…
by - January 9, 2020 11:42 am
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), has plans to close the Dolet Hills coal-fired power plant near Mansfield, La., as part of…
by - January 6, 2020 10:12 am
The Stuttgart School District in Arkansas County will partner will solar energy developer Scenic Hill Solar in Little Rock to build two solar power plants that will meet 100% of…
by - January 1, 2020 6:50 pm
Lou Holtz is returning to Arkansas. No, not to coach, but to endorse solar energy. Specifically, he will endorse residential solar products and services sold by Bentonville-based Shine Solar. The…
by - December 30, 2019 3:57 pm
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) has approved new base rates for Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) in which an Arkansas residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month will see…
by - December 22, 2019 9:35 am
The Central Arkansas Water Board of Commissioners approved an agreement Friday (Dec. 20) between CAW and Scenic Hill Solar to build a 4.8 MW DC solar power plant near Cabot….
by - December 20, 2019 2:40 pm
Centerpoint School District and North Little Rock-based solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar will work together to build a 1.04-megawatt solar power plant for the school district. The project was…
