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Officials with the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) have announced residents can begin submitting applications Monday, July 25, for help with the costs of summer cooling bills, including those from Entergy Arkansas and other utilities. LIHEAP is funded through…

Entergy Arkansas announced Friday that higher natural gas prices will mean an increase to the fuel charge on customer bills. A filing was made with the Arkansas Public Service Commission this week to increase the Energy Cost Recovery (ECR) rate…

There has been barely a whisper of information in Carroll County about plans by a Colorado company, Scout Clean Energy, to build the first wind farm to generate electricity in Arkansas. “The 180 MW Nimbus project is estimated to expand…

Jenni SudduthSenior Regulatory AnalystArkansas Electric Cooperatives Corporation, Little Rock A graduate of the University of Tulsa with a degree in environmental policy and a juris doctorate, Sudduth’s energy career began in oil and gas before shifting to a focus on…

Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) customers will see their base electricity rates increase in 2020. The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a new rate increase of approximately $8.43 per month for every 1,000 kilowatt-hours used. The rate increase is…

Renewable Rayna Presents Monthly Energy Advice & Information Question: What are the overall environmental effects of the solar industry? Capable of generating clean, green and sustainable energy, the sun is a great source for electricity.  As of recent, electricity has…

by Michael Henderson During my 37-year career in the utility industry, one constant has always been that electricity must be generated as consumed because you can’t store electricity.  Commodities such as natural gas can be stored in pipelines, storage facilities,…

by Douglas Hutchings, PhD The largest economic development bill introduced this legislative session might end up being SB145,a bill to amend the definition of “public utility,” and to amend certain definitions under the Arkansas Renewable Energy Development Act of 2001, sponsored…

By Dwain Hebda  |  Photography Courtesy of AECC  Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas President and CEO Duane Highley couldn’t believe his ears. A crew of linemen from Indiana had just completed a 12-day campaign to electrify a village of 450 homes in…

May/June 2015 Issue In this issue of AMP, we asked five executives in the energy sector: What is currently driving change in your industry?  Photos courtesy of businesses     Roger Jenkins President/CEO Murphy Oil Roger Jenkins is confident that…