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 >
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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 >
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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 >
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Key Net-Metering Provision to Expire With New Year, Industry Warns
Lack of certainty around the rule could hold up a billion dollars' worth of projects planned in the state. read more >
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Sun Power Up Above, Battery Power Below
More and more renewable energy-related businesses are popping up across Arkansas, including solar projects and lithium mining for EV batteries. read more >
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State Poised to Extend Solar ‘Grandfathering’ Deadline, Governor Says
The governor told the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association that he envisions an extension of at least two years. read more >
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What Grandfather Has to Do With Solar
Arkansas Advanced Energy Association Executive Director Lauren Waldrip discusses their priorities with solar going forward. read more >
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Katie Anderson to Replace Ted Thomas as Arkansas PSC Chair
She currently serves as an administrative law judge on the state Workers' Compensation Commission. read more >
Questions Rise as Entergy Plans For EV Chargers
Entergy's proposal drew opposition from independent companies hoping to compete as the need for charging stations grows. read more >
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Solar: One Piece of the Energy Puzzle (Letter to the Editor)
Now more than ever, we recognize the need to diversify our energy sources to help ensure energy security. read more >
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A Big Deal for Energy, Tinged Green All Over
Incentives for buying EVs, renewable energy production and domestic manufacturing look particularly good for Arkansas businesses. read more >
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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 >
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Cate Wilson Joins Advanced Energy Group
Wilson, whose latest job was media and advertising strategy and communications at Heifer International in Little Rock, started her duties with the AAEA and its educational affiliate, the Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation, on June 1. read more >
Co-ops Blocking The Sun, PSC Told
The Arkansas Public Service Commission and lawmakers address the statewide dispute over plugging in. read more >
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Arkansas Advanced Energy Association Sets Date, Venue for Annual Conference
The policy meeting returns after a pandemic hiatus in 2020. read more >
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Kelly Robbins to Lead Arkansas Rice Federation
The Arkansas Rice Federation has named Kelly Robbins its executive director, effective Aug. 1. read more >
Tennille, DeCample and Noble Form Aarch Communications
A former executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission joined Aarch Communications of Little Rock, a new partnership offering strategic communications services. read more >
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