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Keo Fish Farms Celebrates 50 Years with Record Profits & Sustainable Growth
The producer of hybrid striped bass fry and fingerlings is thriving with record sales and profits while investing heavily in solar energy, water conservation and international expansion. read more >
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Arkansas’ New Net-Metering Policy: Solar Industry vs. Utilities
Solar power systems that have their interconnection documents in place by Sept. 30 are granted legacy status and will be “grandfathered in” at the old net-metering credit rate. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Solar Industry Braces for Major Shift Under New Net-Metering Rules
After Sept. 30, the state’s rules for utility credits on newly interconnected solar-power systems will change. Credits will fall to about four-tenths of what existing system owners receive, and new restrictions will also go into effect. read more >
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Scenic Hill Leads 4 Arkansas Solar Companies in National Rankings
Scenic Hill installed 32,372 kilowatts of solar capacity in 2023, ranking 93rd overall among all companies in all facets of the solar industry nationwide. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
New FERC Mandate Requires Long-Term Planning Amid Rising Energy Demands
Advanced energy advocates praised the potential for easier interconnection of wind and solar projects, while conservative states were beyond skeptical. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Getting Solar Value After October Switch
Arkansas’ net-metering credits to utility customers for solar energy they add to the grid will change drastically for systems connected after Sept. 31. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Little Rock Goes Green: Sun Hog Solar Negotiates Deal to Power 70% of Municipal Electricity
Sun Hog is a subsidiary of Scenic Hill Solar and hopes to build a 4.9-megawatt solar array to supply about 70% of the municipal government’s electricity needs. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
2024 Solar Deadline Poses Challenges for Developers
Recent legislation changing Arkansas’ solar power policy has solar developers scrambling. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Solar Debate and Emerging Law
The Arkansas House voted last Thursday to pass the legislation cutting utility credits to solar power-generating customers basically in half. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Delta Solar CEO Doug Hutchings and the Power of the Free Market
Hutchings caught up with Whispers after a bruising battle over Arkansas’ net-metering policy that ended up not going his way. read more >
Bill to Cut Solar Panels’ Return on Investment Clears State Senate
The amended bill will essentially halve the credit that utilities pay to customers — both residential and commercial — who generate their own power. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Niebaum Leaves Delta Solar
Katie Laning Niebaum has left her post as president of Delta Solar of Little Rock, the solar development company led by Bob East and Douglas Hutchings, in an uncertain time for solar development in Arkansas. read more >
Businesses, Nonprofits Rally Behind Solar Power, Against New Bill
They say the legislation, which would roll back net metering, would cripple the industry. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Woodlawn School District Celebrates Delta Solar Array
Delta Solar and school officials expect the system to save the district $1.5 million in energy costs over the two-decade-plus life of the array. read more >
Hydrogen Hyperbole? The Future Will Tell
If knowledge is power, last month’s announcement of a breakthrough in harnessing the potential of nuclear fusion is a most literal example. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
PSC Ruling Gives Solar Industry a Year-End Lift, Extending Rate Lockdown
Once approved, the measure expected to clear the way for a billion dollars’ worth of solar energy projects planned in the state. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Top Online Stories: TV Turnover, Walton’s Hometown Goal Among Most-Viewed in 2022
Stories on the unexpected death of a central Arkansas business leader, turnover on the anchor desks at Little Rock TV stations, and a Walmart heir’s vision for his hometown drew the most views on the Arkansas Business website this year. read more >
by Scott Carroll -
Former Anchor Chris Kane Joins Delta Solar
Kane said his career as a journalist had led to relationships with Arkansas community and business leaders, and he’s eager to update them on the benefits of renewable energy. read more >
Farmers Reap the Benefits of Going Solar
Farmers and Arkansas solar developers are defending a boom in agricultural solar these days as the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens world grain supplies and sun power awaits new incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Quest for Solar Modules: Could Arkansas Make Hay?
The state has two solar fields on hold, but CEO of Delta Solar says now is the time for solar power. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
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