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Paul Phillips Appointed Federal Programs Director at Cromwell Architects Engineers (Mover & Shakers)
In this role, Phillips will spearhead business development efforts in the federal sector, focusing on strategic marketing initiatives. read more >
ERCOT Veteran Carrie Bivens Joins SPP to Lead Market Monitoring
She is succeeding Keith Collins, who vacated the job earlier this year. read more >
Entergy, NextEra Make Sunny Deal
Entergy Corp. of New Orleans is set to soak up some sun, thanks in part to a 4.5-gigawatt solar power generation deal announced last month with NextEra Energy Resources. read more >
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Entergy Plans Power Shift by 2030
Entergy will shut down two coal-fired plants in 2028 and 2030. read more >
Quest for Solar Modules: Could Arkansas Make Hay?
The state has two solar fields on hold, but CEO of Delta Solar says now is the time for solar power. read more >
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For Solar, A Threat Is Rising In the East
A U.S. investigation into Asian solar panel exports has stalled two of Entergy Arkansas’ largest sun projects. read more >
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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 >
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Searcy Solar, State’s Largest Array With Storage, Goes Online
The energy center adds 100 megawatts to Entergy's solar operations. read more >
Tracing the Power Lines Behind Amazon Solar
While Amazon says it's becoming the world’s largest corporate buyer of renewable energy, details in part of its plan involving solar projects in east Arkansas are about as clear as a dense Delta fog. read more >
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Entergy Shopping for Lots More Solar and Wind Power
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 >
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Entergy Arkansas Has 1,000-Acre Solar Array On the Horizon
Entergy Arkansas executive Kurt Castleberry says the electric company has filed for regulatory approval of the state’s largest sun energy installation — by far. read more >
Searcy Solar, Largest Array With Storage in State, to Turn Dirt Next Month
Entergy Arkansas and NextEra Energy Resources will start construction next month on what will be the state’s largest sun power array with battery storage, a 100-megawatt plant in White County. read more >
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Entergy Plugs Into Chicot Solar, Now State’s Largest Array
Entergy Arkansas plugs into its second major solar power facility, a 350,000-panel array near Lake Village that is now the largest in Arkansas. read more >
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Future of Arkansas Solar Starting to Clear
Recent rulings in a five-year regulatory battle over solar energy policy in Arkansas leave two conclusions as sure as the sun rising in the east: More solar arrays are coming, and the fight over who will build them goes on. read more >
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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 >
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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 >
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Update: Scenic Hill Assails Entergy Plan as Job Killer; Utility Says Halter Can’t Compete
Bill Halter, CEO of Scenic Hill Solar, pleads for regulators to reject a plan by Entergy Arkansas, but the utility says its solar offering will preserve jobs and save cities and counties money. 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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Entergy, NextEra Break Ground on 100-MW Chicot Solar Near Lake Village
Entergy Arkansas plants its solar flag in southeast Arkansas, breaking ground on a 100-megawatt sun array near Lake Village with its solar partner, NextEra Energy Resources of Florida. read more >
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Where’s Solar When the Grid Goes Out?
As the planet warms and storms, hurricanes, floods and wildfires intensify, backup power systems are an urgent new market in renewable energy. But take a lesson from windy, fiery California: Even if you have solar panels and sunshine, your home or business could stay dark. read more >
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