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Scenic Hill Has View From Top of Solar Contractors List

Scenic Hill Solar of Little Rock is named Arkansas’ largest solar energy company on Solar Power World’s 10th annual Top Solar Contractors list. read more >
Energy

Shine Ranks 34th on National List of Home Solar Contractors

When brothers Nick and Caleb Gorden formed Shine Solar of Rogers five years ago, they expected sunny days and some storms, but they didn’t expect to be on a national magazine’s list of the nation’s top residential rooftop solar installers. read more >

NLR Wastewater Utility Dedicates Its Own Solar Power Array

The North Little Rock Wastewater Utility has hooked up to its own solar power array and is poised to get about 20% of its electricity load from the 850-kilowatt plant. read more >
From left, Brent Morgan, Bank OZK president of commercial banking in south Arkansas; Melvin Edwards, Bank OZK senior vice president/administrative services executive; Carmen McClennon, Bank OZK chief retail banking officer; Stuttgart Mayor Norma King Strabala; Tim Hicks, Bank OZK chief credit and administrative officer; Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin; Bill Halter of Scenic Hill Solar; Cathy Bonner, Bank OZK SVP/director of employee relations, diversity and inclusion; Nick Brown, Bank OZK director; and Senator Ricky Hill, Bank OZK EVP/commercial banking market executive.
Banking & Finance / Construction / Energy

Bank OZK Holds Groundbreaking for $6M Solar Array

Bank OZK broke ground Thursday on its $6 million solar power plant that will power its Little Rock headquarters and 40 other locations. read more >
Solar dealers say a top-of-the-line Tesla battery might cost $19,000, but lesser-known or smaller models might get the price down "to ten or 12 thousand."
Construction

Batteries Surging, But Arkansas Solar Leaders Feel Price Pressures

More solar customers — seeking independence and self-reliance — are requesting storage batteries for their systems. read more >
Katie Laning Niebaum, executive director of the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association, says solar 
customers pay their fair share.
Construction / Energy / Real Estate

Keeping Eye on Sparrow, and Solar Power’s Ascent

Katie Laning Niebaum is back in the energy game, working part time for a group that has established itself as a somewhat unlikely policy titan in solar power: the Audubon Society. read more >
Bill Halter, CEO of Scenic Hill Solar, marks the opening of a 35-kilowatt array for the Little Rock Audubon Center.
Construction

Scenic Hill Solar Hails Projects for Audubon, CAW

Former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is walking on sunbeams this spring, skipping from one public solar power project to another as CEO of Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock. read more >
Courtney Little
Construction / Education / Manufacturing

Here Comes the Sun, and the Solar Testimonials

Batesville Schools Superintendent Michael Hester told of solar energy savings from an Entegrity-built system that funded raises of at least $4,000 a year for the nearly 250 teachers on his payroll. read more >
The median of the tree-lined entry is awash in wildflowers at the new Bank OZK headquarters in west Little Rock.
Banking & Finance / Construction / Public Companies

PSC, FDIC Sign Off on Bank OZK’s $6M Solar Array

Bank OZK of Little Rock gets approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to build a 4.8-megawatt solar power plant. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Construction / Government & Politics

Stuttgart Rice Mill Cleared for Big Solar Project by Scenic Hill

Producers Rice Mill Inc. and Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock have regulatory clearance to build the state’s largest commercial solar power and battery storage system at the mill’s site in Stuttgart. read more >
Stuttgart High School in Stuttgart
Construction / Education / Energy

Scenic Hill, Stuttgart Schools Hold Solar Ribbon Cutting

Officials of Scenic Hill Solar and the Stuttgart School District cut the ribbon on the school system’s first solar power system Jan. 19 on Old England Highway in Stuttgart. read more >
Construction / Energy / Real Estate

Arkansas and Energy: A Business Convergence

The stars, and particularly that fiery ball just 92 million miles from us, have aligned for Arkansas Business’ debut column on energy, a new monthly feature. read more >
Construction / Education / Government & Politics

City of Greenwood, White County Schools Join Solar Bandwagon

Scenic Hill Solar CEO Bill Halter is accelerating his quest to take solar energy to schools and towns across the state with $3 million in new projects, one for Greenwood and the other for White County Central School District in Judsonia. read more >
Matt Bell, partner in Entegrity of Little Rock, foresees more distributed generation of electric power in the future, and expects a boom in solar projects to continue across Arkansas.
Government & Politics

COVID Relief Deal Bolsters Sun Power; Ozarks Electric Announces ‘Solar Park’

Solar power contractors in Arkansas are calling tax incentives and other provisions of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief plan a boost for the renewable power industry. read more >
Tad Bohannon
Construction / Government & Politics

PSC Approves New CAW Solar Array, a First for a Net Metering Unit Above 1MW

The Arkansas Public Service Commission gave its blessing Wednesday to Central Arkansas Water’s plan to draw power from a large project with Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock. read more >
Construction

Scenic Hill Solar Begins $6M Project for Camden Partnership

Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock and four Ouachita County entities break ground on four solar arrays to be built mostly before the end of the year. read more >
Energy / Government & Politics

Clarksville Celebrates 100% Renewable Power for City Operations

City officials and executives with Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock and Clarksville Connected Utilities cut the ribbon Wednesday on the Johnson County seat’s second solar power plant. read more >
Tad Bohannon, CEO of Central Arkansas Water,  at the Ozark Point treatment plant in Little Rock.
Agriculture & Poultry / Business Services / Construction

Central Arkansas Water Renovates Treatment Plants, Goes SolarLock Icon

The largest supplier of water in Arkansas expands its service and holdings ever westward. read more >
Construction

List of Solar Leaders Includes Shine, Scenic Hill and Seal Solar

Three Arkansas solar companies are soaking up some recognition from Solar Power World, which listed Scenic Hill, Seal Solar and Shine Solar to its 2020 Top Solar Contractors list. read more >
Entergy Arkansas received regulator approval for a 100-megawatt solar array, known as Searcy Solar. The array, similar to one in this file photo, will also be the first by a utility in Arkansas to feature battery storage, 10 megawatts' worth.
Government & Politics

Entergy Promotes a Revised Solar Purchase Option, Expecting PSC Approval

Just weeks after state regulators rejected an Entergy Arkansas plan to sell solar power at lower rates to customers like cities, counties and school districts, Arkansas' largest electric utility has submitted a revised plan for approval. read more >