by - November 10, 2022 3:01 pm
Little Rock-based solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar announced Thursday (Nov. 10) an initiative along with multiple U.S.-based solar array equipment manufacturers to encourage manufacturing American-made solar array components. A…
by - July 4, 2022 6:05 pm
Entergy Arkansas officials announced late last week they have issued a request for proposals for 1,000 megawatts of solar and wind generation resources and emissions-free renewables. The new project would…
by - June 20, 2022 1:09 pm
Multiple solar farms and advanced energy projects are underway or have been completed recently in Arkansas. In Woodruff County, Little Rock-based Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) recently started construction on…
by - January 12, 2022 1:37 pm
Construction is expected to start in March on a 135-megawatt solar farm that will provide electricity for Conway after solar energy company Lightsource bp closed on a $533 million financing…
by - July 5, 2021 8:59 am
Northwest Arkansas school districts are adding solar arrays to meet electricity demand and reduce energy costs. One project in Farmington will include an agricultural component and educational partnership with Little…
by - June 27, 2021 2:43 pm
North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) and Ozarks Electric Cooperative of Fayetteville recently marked the completion of a 2.7-megawatt array on 25 acres near Lincoln. The…
by - May 20, 2021 12:47 pm
Ozarks Electric Cooperative announced Thursday (May 20) a partnership with Springdale Public Schools and Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) to build a 2.4-megawatt solar plant near Sonora Middle School in Springdale….
by - April 7, 2021 4:23 pm
Renewable energy companies in central Arkansas recently completed solar arrays for an area city and county. North Little Rock-based Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently interconnected a solar array to the…
by - February 3, 2021 3:23 pm
Arkansas has the capacity to be a leader in solar energy production but there are hurdles on the horizon, Arkansas Public Service Commission Chairman Ted Thomas told legislators on the…
by - February 2, 2021 11:57 am
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) will establish the first solar education lab in the state as part of a new program to train accredited solar technicians. The University of…
by - September 30, 2020 10:01 am
Clarksville, the county seat of Johnson County, is the first city in Arkansas to power all of its governmental operations with solar energy, according to a news release. Clarksville Connected…
by - August 12, 2020 6:40 pm
Little Rock-based solar energy company Entegrity has announced a solar energy project with the city of Eureka Springs. The solar energy project between Entegrity and Eureka Springs is expected to…
by - June 3, 2020 1:25 pm
The largest county-owned solar array in Arkansas has started operating in south Fayetteville, according to a news release. North Little Rock-based Seal Solar activated Wednesday (June 3) the 2.01-megawatt array…
by - February 18, 2020 12:16 pm
As the nation’s share of monthly electricity generation from renewable sources exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time in 2019, the Arkansas General Assembly passed “game-changing” legislation that put the…
by - December 19, 2019 1:01 pm
Forrest City and North Little Rock-based solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar plan to build a 3.46-megawatt solar energy system for the eastern Arkansas city of 14,000 people. The approximately…
by - December 12, 2019 1:00 pm
The city of Paris in Logan County has selected Little Rock-based solar energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) to build a 1.5-megawatt solar array on 8 acres in the city,…
by - December 2, 2019 1:34 pm
NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., and electricity utility Entergy Arkansas announced Monday (Dec. 2) the start of construction on the 100-megawatt Chicot Solar Energy Center…
by - October 8, 2019 6:26 pm
Arkansas Public Service Chairman Ted Thomas said Tuesday (Oct. 8) that regulators will reopen the controversial net metering docket a week from now and reiterated his past stance that Arkansas…
by - September 18, 2019 3:14 pm
North Little Rock-based solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar will build a 12.75-megawatt solar power plant that will meet the energy demand for all government operations of the city of…
by - June 6, 2019 11:41 am
Solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock announced Thursday (June 6) a partnership with the city of Camden and Ouachita County to build a 6.5-megawatt solar power…
