A Solar Evangelist, Retired
As GM and CEO of the 7,000-member electric co-op, Mark Cayce was an early solar adopter in tandem with defense contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne read more >
As GM and CEO of the 7,000-member electric co-op, Mark Cayce was an early solar adopter in tandem with defense contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne read more >
The Hampton School District (Calhoun County) has a new solar power project thanks to Today’s Power Inc. of North Little Rock and a closer neighbor, Ouachita Electric Cooperative of Camden. read more >
Mark Cayce, the solar power advocate who runs Ouachita Electric Cooperative in Camden, has teamed with David Wells, CEO of South Arkansas Telephone Co., and a Texas startup to install a solar array at the phone company’s offices in Hampton (Calhoun County). read more >
What did the big February snowstorm do to the solar panels John Sawyer builds by the thousands at farms in schools in northeast Arkansas? Absolutely nothing, the Stone Creek Solar CEO reports. read more >
General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems holds a commissioning ceremony for a utility-scale solar and storage project in Calhoun County. read more >
The Bearden School District and Today’s Power Inc. of North Little Rock broke ground on a solar power project last week that is expected to supply roughly 90% of the school system’s electricity. read more >
Some, like the hospitality industry, are bracing for a long, slow return to pre-COVID vitality. Others, like the energy sector, see a quicker recovery after the early swoon. Some trends seem baked into expectations, like reliance on home-based employees and the technology they use. read more >
Today’s Power Inc. of Little Rock partners with General Dynamics and Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corp. to build two solar power plants in Calhoun County. read more >
Net-metering decision, with caveats, keeps credit equal to retail power rate. read more >
With the coronavirus pandemic wreaking economic havoc, former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter fears a long-awaited state ruling on solar power policy could threaten $125 million in projects by his firm alone. read more >
The advanced energy economy is an increasingly important economic engine in Arkansas. read more >
MainStay Suites celebrated the opening of its new 35-room, 25-suite hotel in Camden on Friday by unveiling the city’s first Level 2 electric vehicle charging station, a partnership project with Today’s Power Inc. of Little Rock and Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corp. read more >
Mark Cayce, general manager of Ouachita Electric Cooperative, talks about innovation and renewable power’s potential to cut electricity rates. read more >
Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corp. of Camden will seek the state's first utility-wide electricity rate decrease tied to savings from solar power. read more >
As Today's Power Inc. of Little Rock and Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corp. dedicated a pioneering solar power plant at Southern Arkansas University Tech in Camden, Scenic Hill Solar announced Thursday the completion of the largest sun array in Yell County. read more >
Heather Nelson of Seal Solar Solutions of North Little Rock and other renewable energy companies are pushing businesses interested in solar power to act now, before federal investment tax credits begin sunsetting at the end of the year. read more >
After four years of looking at options, Pulaski County has put solar power "squarely in the pipeline" with a bid proposal for building a multimillion-dollar sun farm on county property, a project expected to save taxpayers 25-35% on an electric bill that once ran $1.2 million a year. read more >
A quick look at annual reports from the state’s electric cooperative companies shows a significant spike in 2018 revenue over 2017, but the reason is no mystery, officials say. read more >
A key legislative priority for Arkansas’ solar power industry advanced in the state Legislature Tuesday as the Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 145. read more >
As CEO of Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corp. in Camden, Mark Cayce has seen the light, and it is solar. He has made sun power a cornerstone of innovative programs serving a high-tech corner of Arkansas: the defense manufacturing cluster in East Camden, home to a 12-megawatt solar array that was the largest in the state when it was built three years ago. read more >
