"You can't ramp up if you can't find qualified people to do it," a New Mexico lawmaker said. read more >

Developers and power plant owners plan for 39.7 gigawatts of new electricity generating capacity to start commercial operation this year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. read more >

As energy use surges with a rebounding economy, coal is making a nominal comeback in electricity generation as utilities adjust to costlier natural gas. read more >

Without sustained higher prices, the promise of a natural gas rebound in Arkansas may be no more than hot air. read more >

If the latest numbers from the U.S. Energy Information Administration say anything certain about the country’s immediate economic and energy future, it is that COVID-19’s continued economic fallout makes nearly all predictions uncertain. read more >

In 2019, renewable energy consumption in the United States surpassed coal for the first time in more than 130 years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. read more >

The United States uses a mix of energy sources. Fossil fuels remain the predominant source, though the importance of coal continues to decline. read more >

In 2016, U.S. energy expenditures fell for the fifth straight year to $1 trillion, a 9 percent decline in real terms compared with 2015. read more >

Rich Anderson was comfortably in retirement when Entergy Arkansas came calling, looking for help steering Nuclear One back to good graces. read more >

Renewable energy comprised 11 percent of energy consumption in the United States last year, a record, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. read more >

King Coal isn’t dead, but it’s being dethroned as the top fuel source for creating electric power in Arkansas. read more >

The nation’s use of renewable energy sources like biofuels, solar and wind is increasing, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Last year, about 10 percent of total U.S. energy consumption was from renewable energy sources. read more >

Tell Roger Williams that a multibillion-dollar plant for turning natural gas into liquid fuel near Pine Bluff sounds too good to be true, and he’ll turn to history, engineering and finance to argue it’s too good not to be. read more >

In 2014, renewable energy comprised 9.8 percent of total energy consumption in the United States. read more >

U.S. net energy imports, including all fuels, are expected to decline and then end by 2030, according to the Annual Energy Outlook 2015, a report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The end of net imports would be the first time that has been the case since the 1950s, the agency said. read more >

Shale gas production helped gross withdrawals of natural gas in the United States reach a record high of 82 billion cubic feet per day in 2013, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. read more >

The federal government predicts a 44 percent increase in natural gas production from 2011 through 2040. The projections come from the “Annual Energy Outlook 2013” produced by the U.S. Energy Information Administration and released in April. read more >

Homes built since 1990 average 27 percent larger than homes built previously, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports. read more >