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An Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. member utility works as part of the clean up efforts after tornadoes tore through Arkansas on March 31.
Construction / Energy

Utilities Report Success in Storm Recovery

At the peak of the storms, the state’s 17 local electric distribution providers collectively had about 10,000 members without power. read more >
Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she'll nominate former Entergy Arkansas CEO Hugh McDonald as secretary of the state Department of Commerce.
Education / Energy / Government & Politics

Sanders to Nominate Hugh McDonald As Commerce Secretary

Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she will nominate former Entergy Arkansas CEO Hugh McDonald as the secretary of the Arkansas Department of Commerce. read more >
Workers at an Albemarle Corp. plant in Magnolia.
Energy / Manufacturing

Albemarle to Invest $540M in Magnolia Expansion

The company expects the project to create 250 construction jobs and a result in a 15% increase in total jobs at the two facilities. read more >
Kurt Castleberry, vice president and director of resource management at Entergy Arkansas, says the state has transmission and fuel diversity advantages over Texas, where the power grid came within minutes of collapse in February.
Construction / Energy / Government & Politics

Entergy Follows The Sun, Along With U.S. Steel

With war in Ukraine driving a global energy crisis, Entergy Arkansas Inc. has turned to the sun exclusively for new electricity generation. read more >
Entergy Arkansas Inc.'s Little Rock headquarters.

Entergy Corp. Pledges Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

As renewable power surpasses coal as a U.S. energy source, Entergy Corp. of New Orleans is committing to cut power-production carbon emissions to zero within 30 years, and is teaming with Mitsubishi Power in Arkansas and three other states as part of that effort. read more >
Laura Landreaux, president & CEO of Entergy Arkansas Inc.
Construction / Energy

Entergy to Match State’s Largest Solar Array, This Time in Lee County

Entergy Arkansas, the state’s largest electric utility, is planning one of the state’s largest solar power stations, Walnut Bend Solar, near Brinkley along Interstate 40 in Lee County. read more >
Entergy Arkansas received regulator approval for a 100-megawatt solar array, known as Searcy Solar. The array, similar to one in this file photo, will also be the first by a utility in Arkansas to feature battery storage, 10 megawatts' worth.
Government & Politics

Entergy Promotes a Revised Solar Purchase Option, Expecting PSC Approval

Just weeks after state regulators rejected an Entergy Arkansas plan to sell solar power at lower rates to customers like cities, counties and school districts, Arkansas' largest electric utility has submitted a revised plan for approval. read more >
Entergy Arkansas Inc.'s Little Rock headquarters.
Government & Politics

Utilities, Allies Contest Landmark Net Metering Ruling

Entergy Arkansas has asked for a rehearing of last month’s state regulatory decision to keep compensation at retail levels for power put onto the grid by customers with solar generation systems interconnected to utilities under net metering. read more >
Entergy Arkansas Inc.'s Little Rock headquarters.
Energy

Entergy Arkansas’ Full Response to PSC’s Net-Metering Ruling

David Palmer, director of regulatory affairs for Entergy Arkansas, provided these answers to Arkansas Business' questions about last week's net-metering ruling by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. read more >
Construction / Government & Politics

PSC’s Long-Awaited Net-Metering Ruling Favors Solar Industry

The Arkansas Public Service Commission ended four years of wrangling over pricing rules for solar power Monday, pleasing the solar installation industry with a ruling that keeps compensation high for power put back onto the electric grid by residences and small business power systems of less than 1 megawatt. read more >
Ventrell Thompson and James Garland  of Entergy Arkansas in Little Rock.
Business Services / Construction / Energy

Four Managers Promoted at Entergy Arkansas (Movers & Shakers)

Ventrell Thompson and James Garland have been promoted to customer service regional manager positions in the Little Rock office of Entergy Arkansas. read more >
Entergy Arkansas received regulator approval for a 100-megawatt solar array, known as Searcy Solar. The array, similar to one in this file photo, will also be the first by a utility in Arkansas to feature battery storage, 10 megawatts' worth.
Construction

Entergy Gets OK for Large Solar Farm in Searcy

The Arkansas Public Service Commission grants Entergy Arkansas' application for a major 100-megawatt solar project near Searcy that would be the state’s largest utility solar farm. read more >

Entergy Arkansas Suspends Shutoffs

Entergy Arkansas, the state’s largest electric utility with 700,000 meters, pledged to help customers keep the lights on during the COVID-19 crisis. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Entergy Arkansas Inc. CEO Rick Riley and others at the commissioning of the Stuttgart Solar Energy Center in Almyra (Arkansas County).

Entergy, Solar Advocates Stake Their Positions as Rate Case Winds Down

With a final public hearing Wednesday, the Arkansas Public Service Commission appears to be within weeks of ruling on what compensation solar-generating customers should get from power companies. read more >
Construction / Government & Politics / Legal

Sun Paper Project in Doubt as Arkadelphia Site Is Groomed for Other Prospects

The Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance announced on Facebook that it's preparing to market a 1,000-acre industrial property described as "the former Sun Bio site." read more >
Laura Landreaux, president & CEO of Entergy Arkansas Inc.

Landreaux: Work Ethic, Resiliency Key for Women in the Workplace

Bring a good work ethic and strong “resiliency muscles” to any job. That’s the advice Laura Landreaux, president and CEO of Entergy Arkansas, offered in an interview Wednesday at the Little Rock Regional Chamber’s Women’s Business Luncheon. read more >
AEV Solar of Little Rock is a new player in the commercial solar market. Left to right are  Jonathan Garcia, Jaimin Vashi, Kevin Mach, Corey Stafford and John Ekdahl. Vashi, Mach and Ekdahl are partners in the firm.
Agriculture & Poultry / Construction / Energy

High Noon for Solar Costs in Arkansas?Lock Icon

The sun never sets on Arkansas’ solar power pricing battle, it seems, but a swirl of cases before Arkansas regulators and a major ruling in Louisiana favoring Entergy Inc. suggest a reckoning may be near. read more >
Entergy Arkansas customer service representatives, clockwise from top left: Chris Cook of Monticello, Matt Faries of Walnut Ridge, Whitney Rial of Marion and Omar Clemons of Russellville.
Business Services / Construction / Energy

Entergy Makes New Customer Service Assignments (Movers & Shakers)

Chris Cook, Matt Faries, Whitney Rial and Omar Clemons have been named as four newly assigned Entergy Arkansas customer service representatives. read more >
Stuttgart Solar, which provides 81 megawatts to Entergy Arkansas through a power-purchase deal, is the largest solar farm in Arkansas, though more are being built.
Construction / Energy / Government & Politics

As Taxpayers Save With Solar, Entergy Offers Own Sun PlanLock Icon

The state Public Service Commission weighs Entergy's solar proposal as third-party arrays save cash for untaxed entities. read more >

William Cunningham, Entergy Arkansas (40 Under 40)

William Cunningham wanted to follow his electrician father’s footsteps, but his parents urged him to be the worker designing systems, not the guy running the wires. read more >