High Noon for Solar Costs in Arkansas?
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 >
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As Taxpayers Save With Solar, Entergy Offers Own Sun Plan
The state Public Service Commission weighs Entergy's solar proposal
as third-party arrays save cash for untaxed entities. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Entergy Offers Customers a Way to Purchase Solar Power
As solar and renewable energy use surges and and utilities jump in with their own systems, the state's largest electric utility, Entergy Arkansas, is offering customers a way to run their homes and businesses with sun power. read more >
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Today’s Power, Farmers Electric Partner in Solar Project
Today’s Power Inc. of Little Rock adds to its growing string of small utility-scale solar power projects around the state. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Legislators Give Final OK to Bill Supporters Say Will Boost Solar in Arkansas
Arkansas’ sun power industry scored a major victory Tuesday afternoon at the state Capitol as the state House approved legislation to allow third-party financing of solar arrays. The measure, already cleared by the state Senate, will open up solar power options for non-taxed entities like nonprofit corporations, government agencies and schools. read more >
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Power Balance Shifting In Arkansas: Coal Crucial But Losing Ground
King Coal isn’t dead, but it’s being dethroned as the top fuel source for creating electric power in Arkansas. read more >
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Construction Begins on State’s Largest Solar Array
To the muted sound of shovels in the Arkansas County soil and then the much louder strains of the Beatles' "Good Day Sunshine" from loudspeakers, the state ushered in a new era of utility-scale solar power. read more >
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Energy Sector In Arkansas Expects Shift Under Trump, Not Upheaval
An oil- and coal-friendly Trump administration is taking power in Washington, promising a real shake-up. Still, Arkansas energy observers caution against expecting a huge shift. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Renewable Trend in Energy May Be Beyond Trump’s Grasp
Donald J. Trump won the presidency after a campaign largely negative to renewable sources like solar and wind power, but forces in favor of cleaner power could prove even bigger than The Donald. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Solar Projects Get Turn in Limelight
Utilities around the state are turning to solar energy-generation projects as the cost of wrangling the sun’s rays becomes more economical. read more >
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Entergy’s MISO Move Finishes as Company Celebrates its 100th Anniversary
On Thursday, Entergy Arkansas Inc. will celebrate its 100th birthday by switching on hundreds of LED lights adorning three of the bridges crossing the Arkansas River in Little Rock. Just a few hours earlier, the company will add to its history by completing a two-year, $36.2 million transition into a regional transmission operator. It will also exit its system agreement, otherwise known as the glue holding all of the Entergy operating companies together. read more >
by Luke Jones -
How The Power of the Electric Marketplace Stays Wired
The new transmission markets being implemented at Arkansas’ electric utilities have been called “two-day” markets, “day-ahead” markets, “integrated” markets and other terms. read more >
by Luke Jones -