Leo Denault, 62, will retire as the utility's CEO this year and as board chairman next year, a news release said. The board of directors has elected Chief Financial Officer Andrew Marsh, 50, to become CEO on Nov. 1. read more >
The offer did not include a cash refund for Arkansas customers who were allegedly overcharged. read more >
The 1,000 megawatts is about triple the 281 megawatts Entergy Arkansas produces now at three solar fields. read more >
Along with death, Hurricane Ida brought darkness to millions — a darkness that hit home for Entergy Arkansas, our state’s largest electric utility. read more >
Our state’s largest electric utility, Entergy Arkansas, is currently deciding how it will power its customers over the next 20 years. read more >
On Friday, Unit 1 of Arkansas Nuclear One will turn 47. read more >
Entergy Arkansas, the state’s largest electric utility, is seeking at least 300 megawatts of renewable generation projects to supplement its electrical supply by 2026. read more >
The face of a $150 million energy project at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences peers down on visitors to the northeast side of the Little Rock campus, just behind the Markham Street Walgreens. read more >
Entergy Arkansas and the Arkansas Department of Education announces a $482,000 grant to develop 20 new Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses. read more >
Randy Eminger of Bella Vista and the Arkansas Affordable Energy Coalition are committed to keeping Arkansas as a coal customer, and he’s challenging Entergy’s coal-plant closure plan in federal court, arguing that state utility regulators haven’t vetted it properly. read more >
Solar businesses fear the toll as U.S. tax credits, now 26%, are set to fall to 22% in 2021 and to 10% for commercial projects only in 2022, barring policy shifts. read more >
As renewable power surpasses coal as a U.S. energy source, Entergy Corp. of New Orleans is committing to cut power-production carbon emissions to zero within 30 years, and is teaming with Mitsubishi Power in Arkansas and three other states as part of that effort. read more >
Entergy Corp. and its charitable foundation announced $847,682 in contributions to 168 Arkansas nonprofit organizations this month, including a $250,000 gift to the Salvation Army. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale names Dan Turton as senior vice president of global government affairs, effective June 29. read more >
An affiliate of Spirit Realty Capital in Dallas purchased the 12,258-SF Golden Corral at 5001 Warden Road in North Little Rock for $3.58 million and the 6,971-SF Twin Peaks at 10 Shackleford Drive in Little Rock for $2.79 million. read more >
The Arkansas Public Service Commission grants Entergy Arkansas' application for a major 100-megawatt solar project near Searcy that would be the state’s largest utility solar farm. read more >
The EPA honors Entergy Arkansas, the state's largest electric utility, for its promotion of energy efficiency among its 700,000 Arkansas customers. read more >
The $826,500 sale of an office building in downtown Little Rock led the most recent round of real estate transactions. read more >
As the novel coronavirus pandemic disrupts industries and the entire national economy, Vernon “Buddy” Hasten of the Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corp. knows just how vital his top job is: keeping the lights on for 500,000 homes and businesses, not to mention hospitals and police stations. read more >
Through Entergy’s Environmental Initiatives Fund, the company’s shareholders contributed $1 million in grants for projects in five states, including six in Arkansas. read more >
