Reinforcing the Workforce (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
Businesses might be encouraged by the new governor’s emphasis on education and workforce development. read more >
Businesses might be encouraged by the new governor’s emphasis on education and workforce development. read more >
Though most suggestions are for homeowners, Arkansas electric cooperatives and Entergy Arkansas also had specific suggestions for businesses large and small, and those suggestions rely largely on common sense. read more >
The recent gunfire attack on two Duke Energy substations in Moore County, North Carolina, recalls a similar case from 2013 in Arkansas. read more >
Entergy Arkansas is offering a special tariff for the companies, and spokesperson Brandi Hinkle offered more details. read more >
Utility customers get a good rate for electricity just by living in Arkansas, but how do you get an even lower rate? Start a business that burns through kilowatts, like steel mills or a crypto mining. read more >
Arkansas Advanced Energy Association Executive Director Lauren Waldrip discusses their priorities with solar going forward. read more >
Entergy's proposal drew opposition from independent companies hoping to compete as the need for charging stations grows. read more >
Farmers and Arkansas solar developers are defending a boom in agricultural solar these days as the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens world grain supplies and sun power awaits new incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act. read more >
In the last two years, eight major distribution and logistics projects have been announced in the greater Little Rock area. read more >
U.S. Steel is set to demand another huge load of electricity for the plant it’s building next to Big River, and is more specifically calling for renewable energy. read more >
A $300 million deal in Mississippi is related to 13 proceedings litigated before the FERC, and Arkansas PSC Chairman Ted Thomas says regulators in Little Rock are involved. read more >
The 1,000 megawatts is about triple the 281 megawatts Entergy Arkansas produces now at three solar fields. read more >
The state has two solar fields on hold, but CEO of Delta Solar says now is the time for solar power. read more >
Sun power has grown quickly in Arkansas, but there have been challenges that threatened its rise, and Arkansas Business has tracked each of them. read more >
Scenic Hill Solar CEO Bill Halter said the executive orders will eliminate a "self-inflicted wound" to domestic solar projects. read more >
Michael Considine and Ventrell Thompson are now vice presidents. read more >
A U.S. investigation into Asian solar panel exports has stalled two of Entergy Arkansas’ largest sun projects. read more >
The new percentage is a compromise suggested by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. read more >
The project is estimated to save customers $2 billion in electricity costs over 30 years. read more >
The utility is seeking an increase that would add about 7.5% to the average residential customer’s bill. read more >
