Southern Bancorp opened a new solar energy project on July 17 in Marianna, in partnership with Entegrity of Little Rock. The project includes a 1.5 MW-DC solar array with a 1.13 MW-AC capacity and is expected to produce approximately 2.5 …
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Green & Clean Power Secures $300M for Solar, Battery Project
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGreen & Clean Power LLC (GCP) has secured $300 million in financing to develop a solar energy and battery storage facility on 500 acres in Osceola. The project, expected to be completed by fall 2025, will supply renewable power to …
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State’s Largest Solar Energy Project Launches with Scenic Hill Solar
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffClimate United has announced a $31.8 million pre-construction financing for Scenic Hill Solar’s solar energy project, which will benefit the University of Arkansas (UA) System. This marks Climate United’s first investment from the $6.97 billion received from the Environmental Protection …
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Veolia Breaks Ground on Solar Project at Waste Treatment Facility
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffVeolia North America, the leading provider of environmental solutions in the U.S. and Canada, recently announced a partnership with Today’s Power, Inc. to install a five-megawatt (MW) single-axis tracking solar energy system at its hazardous waste treatment facility in Gum …
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Stone Bank Captures Savings with Solar Energy
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffStone Bank is moving away from traditional methods of energy consumption and towards a more sustainable solution to fuel its operations: solar energy. Representatives of the bank gathered with the community recently at a “Flip the Switch” event, celebrating the …
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Solar Energy Companies to Help Power Producers Rice Mill in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffProducers Rice Mill will soon have an uninterrupted source of clean power thanks to an innovative new solar + storage microgrid developed by Scenic Hill Solar and constructed by CS Energy and KORE Power, Inc. The Producers’ project is the …
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Op-Ed: I’m a Conservative, I Want to See More Action on Climate Change
Like many conservatives, I have a long list of issues I want Congress to address, but few are more urgent to me than the need to combat climate change. For some, my passion for this topic will come as a …
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Industries Square Off Against Electric Utilities on Solar Energy Bill
Both sides in a major battle shaping up in the legislature regarding House Bill 1370, “An Act to amend the Arkansas Renewable Energy Development Act of 2001,” agree that solar power is a good thing to encourage in Arkansas. But …
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Solar Array Groundbreaking to Pave Way for 90% Renewable Energy
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPulaski County officials are planning to hold a groundbreaking on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. for a new solar array in the Little Rock Port Authority Industrial Park. The array is expected to bring the county’s renewable energy usage …
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AGUP Equipment Partners with Delta Solar on Solar Energy System
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDelta Solar has revealed the successful completion of a 256-kilowatt (kW) solar array for AGUP Equipment. The system is expected to potentially save AGUP – with southeast Arkansas locations in Halley Junction, Dumas, Eudora and Portland – more than $994,437 …
