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A Champion of Solar Rises In South: Ouachita Electric This article is available only in print.

by Kyle Massey – 1 day ago
A Champion of Solar Rises In South: Ouachita Electric
Mark Cayce, CEO of Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corp. in Camden, has been a solar power advocate for years. Now he's speaking up at a pivotal time for the future of solar development in Arkansas and across the nation.

As CEO of Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corp. in Camden, Mark Cayce has seen the light, and it is solar. He has made sun power a cornerstone of innovative programs serving a high-tech corner of Arkansas: the defense manufacturing cluster in East Camden, home to a 12-megawatt solar array that was the largest in the state when it was built three years ago.
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