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Meta’s Solar Project in Arkansas and Illinois Secures Financing
The solar power will help Meta, one of the world's largest power-buying corporations, maintain its pledge of net zero emissions as it grows. read more >
Grant County Hosts Groundbreaking for $123M Solar Project
The project's energy output, enough to supply about 18,000 homes, will go to a single offtaker through a 15-year power purchase agreement. read more >
Scenes From Boyhood for Scenic Hill Solar’s Bill Halter
Climate United, of Bethesda, Maryland, is the green energy coalition that announced a $31.8 million investment in preconstruction financing costs for an 18-array solar development to power the university system. read more >
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Reading The Future: Energy (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
Looking ahead short term, Buddy Hasten sees a big surge in renewable energy interconnections. In the long term, he hopes for a return to nuclear generation. read more >
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Grant for Arkansas Solar Power Actually Bigger Than Announced
The federal grant for rooftop solar development is $93.6 million, as opposed to the $62 million the EPA originally announced. read more >
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$62M Federal Grant Supports Rooftop Solar Market in Arkansas
The grant aims to advance affordable solar energy access for low-income and disadvantaged households. read more >
Here are the Big Hurdles to the Global Push to Build Up Renewable Energy
The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate summit in December. But right now, the post-pandemic global […] read more >
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Across the US, Batteries and Green Energies Like Wind and Solar Combine for Major Climate Solution
Batteries allow renewables to replace fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal, while keeping a steady flow of power when sources like wind and solar are not producing. read more >
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Fayetteville, Others Race for Solar Savings
The city of Fayetteville is looking to save money on its electric bill, and it’s in a hurry to have solar power project plans in place with Entegrity of Little Rock by the end of September. read more >
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Solar Power, Crude Oil Production Expected to Rise Through 2025
Global fuel consumption is expected to grow more slowly, along with global liquid fuel production. read more >
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Meta and Lego Family Make Deal for Arkansas Sun Power
Meta, one of the nation’s largest corporate users of renewable energy, agreed to buy 330 megawatts of power from the Arkansas project and from two solar fields in Illinois. read more >
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4 More Companies Join Scenic Hill’s American Made, Arkansas Built Initiative
Scenic Hill Solar of Little Rock and its CEO, former Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, announced that four U.S. based renewable energy manufacturers are participating in a program Halter announced […] read more >
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Entegrity to Build Student-Driven Solar Array for LR Public Schools
The solar field will be built and operated by Entegrity on 35 acres in Phillips County, and should cut the 22,000-student school system from $4.5 million to $7 million over the next 25 years. read more >
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Crawford Pushes Back on Pattern Energy Solar Plan
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford speaks against a plan by Pattern Energy of San Francisco to build a solar array near Marion and West Memphis on land developed to be commercial. read more >
SPP Hits Milestone in Clearing Backlog of Interconnection Studies
SPP said the backlog had grown with an “overwhelming interest in building new generation — primarily from developers looking to construct wind and solar farms.” read more >
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OPEC+ Cuts to Put Pressure On Gasoline Prices, EIA Says
Meanwhile, global liquid fuel consumption is predicted to rise between 1% and 2% over 2023 levels. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Producers Rice Mill Installing Solar-Plus-Storage Microgrid
Developers say it's the largest commercial and industrial solar project in Arkansas history, and one of the largest microgrid projects ever in the U.S. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
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 >
by Kyle Massey -
Tentative Deal Reached in Showdown Over Solar Credit
The agreement includes amendments to persuade a trade group, the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association, to drop its opposition. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
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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