Midcontinent Independent System Operator

Gen Z employees will outnumber baby boomers in the American workforce by next year as retirements step up, and organizations face the challenge of harnessing young workers’ skills — or else. read more >

Several Little Rock electric power entities are helping lead a careers summit for students in historically black universities. read more >

Walker’s role is focused on designing mechanical building systems, preparing technical documents and performing engineering calculations for distribution centers across North America. read more >

Advanced energy advocates praised the potential for easier interconnection of wind and solar projects, while conservative states were beyond skeptical. read more >

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Inc., the statewide cooperative association, reported that line crews at all co-ops are on alert and ready to respond to any power outages. read more >

Arkansas is set to see its first wind farm this year or next, a $300 million scattering of 500-foot-tall turbines with the capacity to generate 180 megawatts of electricity. read more >

DuPlantis will focus on developing structural models and producing construction drawings in coordination with the structural engineers and architects. read more >

Last week, Scenic Hill Solar CEO Bill Halter announced a major initiative to make Arkansas a center of solar power that is “American Made, Arkansas Built.” read more >

The CEO of the electric co-op is sounding the alarm about accountability and reliability in the regional electricity supply. read more >

The goal is to avoid an electrical grid crisis like the one that crippled Texas last winter. read more >

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, the regional power grid operator with a headquarters in Little Rock, is poised to respond to the widespread turmoil expected from Hurricane Ida in Louisiana and beyond. read more >

A future disruption as severe as when a deadly winter storm overwhelmed Texas’ power supply appears far less likely in Arkansas. read more >

Darryl Brown, the executive director of external affairs for the South Region of Midcontinent Independent System Operator, explains one of the most important lessons learned from Texas' deep freeze. read more >

Entergy Arkansas, the state’s largest electric utility, is seeking at least 300 megawatts of renewable generation projects to supplement its electrical supply by 2026. read more >