Energy

Electricity is an amenity that most people in the country take for granted, yet in Arkansas, statewide electrification is actually a fairly recent thing. Less than 100 years ago, in 1930, only 2.1 percent of Arkansas farms had electricity, and …

The Little Rock city board on Tuesday failed to pass a proposal that would have temporarily halted development of data centers in the city. The proposal would’ve placed an 18-month moratorium on the development of data centers in Little Rock, …

If you’re not feeling the pinch, you will soon. After a brief and welcome lull, oil prices are rocketing upwards once again, and ground zero is the gas pump. Oil prices bypassed $100 per barrel Monday, a jump not seen …

Construction is officially underway on what developers say will become the largest solar energy project in the United States. Cypress Creek Energy and Google joined local leaders, project partners and elected officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of the first two …

Hybar LLC is doubling down on its investment in Arkansas with a $1.1 billion expansion that will significantly increase steel rebar production at its Osceola facility. The company recently announced it has secured $1.1 billion to expand its technologically advanced, …

The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a plan by Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corp. to build a $2.6 billion natural gas plant at Newark. The 1,499-megawatt plant will be called IGP 3-6 and located near the Independence Power Plant. It …

Cypress Creek Energy has announced that it has secured $3.5 billion in financing to go toward the Steel River Energy Center in Mississippi County, one of the nation’s largest solar power and battery-storage facilities. When completed, the project will add …

Marine Glisovic has been promoted to director of corporate communications for Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. She joined the cooperatives in 2024 as a corporate communications manager. In her new position, Glisovic will lead internal and …

Mayor Frank Scott Jr. recently shared with the Little Rock Board of Directors a proposal for an ordinance that would strengthen the city’s regulations on data centers.  Scott encouraged the board to adopt the new standards to “protect the safety …

The University of Arkansas on Monday announced that the Southwestern Electric Power Company Foundation will serve as the inaugural corporate sponsor for the university’s Land of Opportunity Scholarship program, which will launch this fall. The Land of Opportunity Scholarship bridges …