Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative

The utilities proposed requiring liability insurance policies of up to $10 million for customers connecting their own power generation sources to the grid. read more >

Brad Castor, Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative’s new CEO, is excited about the Mena utility’s new geospatial information system. read more >

Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power Inc. of Little Rock publicly unveiled a completed 1-megawatt solar array Thursday near the utility’s headquarters in Mena, christening it with a name familiar in Arkansas’ cooperative power industry. read more >

Last week, after nearly six full decades of leadership at the utility co-op, Leon Philpot spent his last day as president and CEO of Rich Mountain. He was the longest-serving CEO of any of the state’s 17 electric distribution cooperatives. read more >

One of the oldest sawmill operations in the state is undergoing a $190 million rebirth at its historic southwest Arkansas home. Site preparation for the new Weyerhaeuser complex at Dierks (Howard County) is winding down as the project shifts into a new phase of construction. read more >