by - February 20, 2019 11:01 am
Entergy Corp. posted a hefty fourth quarter loss related to the New Orleans-based electricity provider’s decision to sell its merchant nuclear and wholesale power fleet and go back to its…
by - February 20, 2019 5:30 am
American Electric Power, which last summer canceled the $4.5 Wind Catcher project approved by Arkansas regulators, recently (Feb. 12) announced a deal to acquire 724 megawatts (MW) of operating wind…
by - February 19, 2019 4:18 pm
Bill Conine has been named interim president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. He replaces Duane Highley, who recently accepted the position of CEO…
by - February 19, 2019 11:33 am
The advanced energy economy in Arkansas added 85 new solar jobs in 2018, according to a jobs report from The Solar Foundation. The number of solar jobs in the state…
by - February 18, 2019 10:51 am
Murphy Oil Corp. recently announced that its top senior executive who oversees the company’s global exploration and production operations plans to step down on Feb. 28 after 17 years of…
by - February 16, 2019 11:32 am
North Arkansas Electric Cooperative was formed in 1939 to deliver life-changing electricity to people in unserved rural areas. With access to electricity came running water, refrigeration, electric-powered farming equipment and…
by - February 13, 2019 5:13 pm
Duane Highley, who has served as the president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. since November 2011, has accepted the position of CEO of…
by - February 13, 2019 12:05 pm
Residential and commercial purchased electricity consumption is expected to increase more slowly than the number of households or total commercial floor space, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - February 11, 2019 10:46 am
Rapid City, S.D.-based utility Black Hills Corp., which has customers in eight states including Arkansas, recently reported fourth-quarter net income increased 37.5% to $88 million, or $1.51 per share, from…
by - February 7, 2019 4:35 pm
The more than 2,500 utility-scale solar photovoltaic electricity generating facilities in the United States represent 2.5% of utility-scale electric generating capacity and account for 1.7% of electricity generation annually, based…
by - February 5, 2019 10:02 am
U.S. exports of ethane have risen from almost zero in 2013 to an average of 260,000 barrels per day through the first 10 months of 2018, accounting for about one-sixth…
by - February 4, 2019 8:33 am
Consumer demand for renewable energy continues to play a key role in the development of the energy sector in Arkansas as the state’s regulatory body expects to review several rate…
by - January 31, 2019 3:21 pm
One year after getting a huge profit boost from the 2017 corporate tax cuts, El Dorado-based Murphy USA Inc. posted more modest results of $78 million after Wednesday’s closing bell…
by - January 31, 2019 3:08 pm
Arkansas energy giant Murphy Oil Corp. ended 2018 on a strong note as the international oil explorer continues to turnaround its fortunes with key global oil and gas prospects. For…
by - January 30, 2019 6:33 pm
A proposal by Oklahoma City-based OG&E to collect more than $6.49 million in higher rates from about 66,000 utility customers in western Arkansas was reduced by almost 51% after objections…
by - January 28, 2019 4:31 pm
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to decline in 2019 and 2020 after rising 2.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The 2018 increase was the…
by - January 24, 2019 5:11 pm
The United States is expected to continue to develop shale and tight oil and natural gas resources as well as expand its use of renewable resources, according to new projections…
by - January 22, 2019 10:09 am
U.S. natural gas market trends in 2018 are expected to continue in 2019 and 2020 as Henry Hub natural gas prices are expected to remain stable and natural gas consumption,…
by - January 21, 2019 1:13 pm
Solar systems provider Shine Solar LLC of Bentonville has started to offer energy efficiency services to solar clients, focusing on reducing electricity consumption, according to a news release. Shine Home…
by - January 17, 2019 11:06 am
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will establish a Lithium Battery R&D Recycling Center and a Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize in efforts to reclaim and recycle critical materials, including cobalt…
