Katie Laning Niebaum
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 >
Keeping Eye on Sparrow, and Solar Power’s Ascent
Katie Laning Niebaum is back in the energy game, working part time for a group that has established itself as a somewhat unlikely policy titan in solar power: the Audubon Society. read more >
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Stephanie Osborne Takes Reins at Arkansas Advanced Energy Association
Stephanie Osborne wouldn’t exactly characterize her first weeks as executive director of the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association as “settling in.” read more >
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PSC Disapproves Entergy’s Revised Solar Power Offering
Entergy Arkansas suffered another regulatory setback Friday in its bid to offer discount solar power to local governments, schools and non-taxed entities like water systems. read more >
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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 >
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Niebaum Leaves AAEA, for 2 Good Reasons
Katie Laning Niebaum has left the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association and is set to give birth to identical twin girls any minute. read more >
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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 >
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Advanced Energy Association Welcomes Net Metering Ruling
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association expressed approval of state regulators’ decision last week on solar power policy, describing an Arkansas Public Service Commission ruling “a clear economic winner in Arkansas.” read more >
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Arkansas’ Solar Systems Reach Record as PSC Ruling Nears
Home and business solar power system installation soared last year in Arkansas, which added a record 812 new net-metering customers between Jan. 1 and the end of the year. read more >
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Solar Jobs on the Line, Insiders Fear
With the coronavirus pandemic wreaking economic havoc, former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter fears a long-awaited state ruling on solar power policy could threaten $125 million in projects by his firm alone. read more >
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Solar Technology Helps Power Arkansas’ Economy (Katie Laning Niebaum Commentary)
The advanced energy economy is an increasingly important economic engine in Arkansas. read more >
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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 >
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At Advanced Energy Event, Solar Power Fuels a Surprise Rate-Cut Plan
Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corp. of Camden will seek the state's first utility-wide electricity rate decrease tied to savings from solar power. read more >
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Solar Advocates, Audubon Trumpet Bill to Let Nonprofits Reap Savings
Adam Fogleman, Pulaski County's attorney, a wide-ranging coalition of counties, environmentalists and renewable energy industry players back new net metering legislation. read more >
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Little Rock Conference, Awards Honor Green Builders
The U.S. Green Building Council is honoring Arkansas companies this week with awards for energy efficiency and environmental design, including the annual Arkansas Green Tie Awards. read more >
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Solar Leads Way as Net Metering Has Record Year
More than 350 Arkansans added on-site generation systems in 2017, raising the state's number of net-metering customers from 633 to 988, a 56 percent increase. read more >
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PSC to Rule on Utility Rates in Solar Energy Showdown
A yearlong debate over the value of self-generated electricity in Arkansas is boiling down to a duel in the sun. read more >
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Ken Smith Retiring as AAEA Policy Director
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association surprised Policy Director Ken Smith with recognition on Tuesday, and he surprised everyone else with the news that he will be retiring. read more >
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Advanced Energy Has Its Day at Capitol
It was Arkansas Advanced Energy Day at the state Capitol, and Sen. Garry Stubblefield was speaking to the state’s top energy efficiency and renewable power companies, but he had to hold to his priorities. read more >
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Advanced Energy Association Sets 2017 Priorities
Improving Arkansans' access to low-cost financing for energy efficiency projects and removing barriers to the spread of homemade renewable energy are among the legislative priorities announced by the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association. read more >
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