by - April 3, 2023 9:11 am
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday (March 31) that USDA is accepting applications for $1 billion in grants to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses invest…
by - November 30, 2022 3:38 pm
Carmel, Ind.-based regional transmission organization Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) released Wednesday (Nov. 30) a 20-year outlook of the grid for which it’s responsible, based on member plans. By 2041,…
by - April 28, 2021 3:30 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power, looks to add up to 3,550 megawatts of electricity generating capacity to its energy portfolio by 2026….
by - April 27, 2021 10:12 am
Entergy Arkansas, a utility of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., will accept proposals to add 300 megawatts of solar and wind capacity to its electricity generating portfolio by 2026. This factors…
by - May 29, 2020 10:18 am
U.S. energy consumption from renewable sources was greater than coal consumption in 2019, marking the first time that has happened since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - June 27, 2019 4:43 am
U.S. monthly electricity generation from renewable sources exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time in April, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Renewable sources provided 23% of total…
by - February 27, 2019 10:09 am
Climate change is not a political issue. It’s a fact. That’s according to Bill Hanna, president, CEO and chairman of Fort Smith-based Hannah Oil & Gas. Hanna was one of…
by - September 23, 2018 10:00 am
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. CEO Duane Highley isn’t selling much more electricity these days and he’s happy about it. Highley, who has been at the helm of one of the…
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 - October 11, 2016 4:26 pm
Officials with the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) offered several policy recommendations on Tuesday (Oct. 11) concerning two recent dockets that some local energy experts say could determine the future…
by - October 20, 2015 3:54 pm
The newly hired chief of Walmart’s energy division told members of the Arkansas Advance Energy Association (AAEA) on Tuesday (Oct. 20) that the retail giant’s ultimate goal in becoming 100%…
by - July 19, 2012 5:46 pm
BENTONVILLE – Business and policy leaders in the energy industry met Thursday (July 19) at NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Shewmaker Center for Technology Development to discuss renewable energy solutions across…
