by - January 11, 2018 1:49 pm
Brent crude oil is expected to be an average of $60 per barrel in 2018 and $61 per barrel in 2019, up from the $54 per barrel average in 2017,…
by - January 9, 2018 2:11 pm
J.D. Lowery, manager of economic development for electricity provider Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., has been appointed to the board of directors for the Southern Economic Development Council. Lowery will serve…
by - January 5, 2018 10:14 am
U.S. natural gas demand set a single-day record of 150.7 billion cubic feet on Jan. 1, surpassing a previous record of 143.3 billion cubic feet set Jan. 7, 2014, according…
by - January 4, 2018 2:05 pm
Fayetteville City Council approved establishing an energy action plan on Jan. 2 after city staff worked with community and city leaders and stakeholders to develop the plan over the past…
by - January 3, 2018 6:10 pm
Only days after a federal judge struck down a complaint to halt Houston-based Plains and Eastern Clean Line’s 720-mile, $2.5 billion development across Arkansas, the controversial wind energy project is…
by - January 3, 2018 2:38 pm
The U.S. average retail price of a gallon of diesel rose 7 cents to $2.97 on Jan. 1, from the previous week, as cold weather increased demand for distillate fuel,…
by - January 2, 2018 3:28 pm
With the cold weather, electricity outages can last longer than usual because power is restored differently in colder weather, than when it’s warmer. Cold weather alone can lead to outages,…
by - December 21, 2017 6:15 pm
U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. delivered an early Christmas present to Houston-based Plains and Eastern Clean Line on Thursday (Dec. 21) by striking down a complaint by Arkansas…
by - December 21, 2017 9:59 am
Fayetteville City Council tabled a request to establish an Energy Action Plan on Tuesday (Dec. 19) after city staff worked with community and city leaders and stakeholders to develop the…
by - December 20, 2017 4:27 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive Vice President Danny Games was named Wednesday (Dec. 20) as the new director of business and economic development for Entergy Arkansas, Inc., replacing Mike Maulden,…
by - December 19, 2017 10:31 am
Entergy Arkansas, a company of energy provider Entergy Corp., has promoted Laura Landreaux to finance director, and Tom Kennedy to vice president of regulatory and governmental affairs. The company announced…
by - December 14, 2017 11:04 am
Most of the utility-scale solar photovoltaic systems installed in the United States use crystalline silicon panels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Between 2015 and 2016, crystalline silicon capacity…
by - December 12, 2017 8:19 am
The solar connection between Arkansas and China moved another step forward in November, thanks to a proactive trip from the CEOs of two Fayetteville-based startups in the solar industry. Douglas…
by - December 11, 2017 11:08 am
Between 2005 and 2015, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions declined in 43 states, including the District of Columbia, and rose in eight states, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration….
by - December 7, 2017 1:33 pm
Board members for electricity transmission organization Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) approved 353 transmission projects, representing an investment of $2.6 billion, as part of the organization’s 2017 expansion plan to…
by - December 6, 2017 2:05 pm
Between 2010 and 2016, the use of smart meters by U.S. electricity customers more than doubled to 71 million customers, or 47% of the 150 million electricity customers in the…
by - December 5, 2017 11:01 am
In the South, the amount of electricity generated with coal fell to 29% in 2016, from 50% in 2006, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Over the same period…
by - December 4, 2017 9:29 am
Shale gas production in the Appalachia region has been driving an overall increase in U.S. natural gas production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Production in the region, which…
by - November 30, 2017 9:10 pm
Arkansas utility regulators heard more than seven hours of testimony on Thursday (Nov. 30) before an overflow crowd at the downtown headquarters of the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to…
by - November 30, 2017 9:42 am
Residential heating oil and propane prices are expected to be 12% and 10% higher, respectively, this winter than they were last winter, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The…
