Resilience is at the forefront for energy planners and facility managers across the nation. And none more intense than our Army National Guard units, due to a 2016 directive from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment…
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Low-income Energy Assistance Application Period Begins Monday July 25
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffOfficials 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…
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US Department of Energy Funds Arkansas Tech Startup ‘FR8relay’
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffU.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently announced that Arkansas-based technology company, FR8relay, will receive $206,468 as part of the 259 Department of Energy grants which total $53 million and will go to 210 small businesses in 38 states. FR8relay is…
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Arkansas Governor, Senators Condemn Russian Invasion of Ukraine
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Asa Hutchinson expressed his support for the people of Ukraine as they defend the current invasion from Russia during his weekly briefing on Friday. Hutchinson started by addressing the invasion of Ukraine from Russia and noted that Americans must…
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2022 AMP C-Suite: Derek A. Dyson, Today’s Power Inc. CEO
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDerek A. Dyson Today’s Power Inc. Derek A. Dyson is the president and CEO of Today’s Power Inc. A former shareholder for more than 20 years with the law firm of Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, Dyson has worked closely…
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Polar Vortex of ’21 Cost Arkansas State Utility Customers Over $935M: What Happened
Between Feb. 11-20, 2021, Arkansas experienced extreme weather resulting in sub-zero temperatures, the accumulation of ice and record snowfalls across the state. The deep freeze caused by the polar vortex caused a huge disruption in natural gas supplies at the…
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Hutchinson Signs Executive Orders for Infrastructure, Energy Resources
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Asa Hutchinson signed three Executive Orders on Monday that provide recommendations for use of federal infrastructure funds, align audits in certain executive agencies, and create the Energy Resources Council to improve coordination during extreme weather and other emergencies that…
Renewables and energy efficiency are being used to address the rising energy usage of cryptocurrency mining, such as Bitcoin, which ranks among the top 30 energy consumers. While Bitcoin mining is by no means the greatest consumer of electricity, its…
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Ask Renewable Rayna: Can Electrifying Federal Fleets by 2030 Save Billions?
Prices, performance and availability of electric vehicles have all improved drastically in the last decade. Since 2010, battery pack costs have decreased by 85 percent, allowing for sticker-price parity with gasoline-powered vehicles. This is in addition to the average electric-vehicle…
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UAMS Celebrates Completion of LR Campus $50M Electrical Power Plant
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated the completion of a new $50 million electrical power plant on the east side of its Little Rock campus Thursday morning. The plant is a key component of a $150 million…