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U.S. Steel has announced its “next-generation” highly sustainable and technologically advanced steel mill will be located in Osceola, close to the company’s Big River Steel plant in Northeast Arkansas. United States Steel Corporation is a leading steel producer serving the automotive,…

Entergy Arkansas has welcomed their first female line worker. Sara Russell-Lingo, 25,  of Jacksonville, Ark. joined the Entergy Arkansas team in May 2021. In an interview with Entergy Arkansas Senior Communications Specialist, David Lewis, Russell-Lingo’s revealed that her grandfather is a…

According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ida has strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. The extremely dangerous storm is expected to make landfall in southeastern Louisiana in the early afternoon today and…

Entergy customers may be facing mandatory forced outages Wednesday night if electric demand continues. In a statement, the utility company requested residential, commercial and industrial customers to decrease electric usage from 5 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16. According…

Arkansas energy industry leaders gathered for a panel on solar power, with an extended discussion on the current energy crisis caused by extreme weather conditions. The Rotary Club of Little Rock hosted a virtual Solar Panel Discussion on Feb. 16.…

Construction has commenced on a new solar project for the Bearden School District. The district has partnered with Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) to develop and build a 226 kilowatt solar system and a 195 kilowatt solar array that are projected…

More than 130,000 Arkansas customers are without electricity following severe spring storms on Sunday.  According to the website Poweroutage.us, there are 132,286 Arkansas households that have no power as of Monday afternoon. In total, the site tracks 1,392,587 customers in…

by Jessica Thompson | Photos by Today’s Power and Entergy Two Arkansas utilities are developing solar energy facilities featuring an onsite battery for energy storage, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and saving Arkansans money. Ozarks Electric Cooperative (OEC), in a trilateral…

CEO Rick Riley assumes new role; Laura Landreaux to lead operations in Arkansas    Entergy Arkansas will be under new leadership, come July. Rick Riley, who has served as the utility’s CEO since July 2015 has been promoted to senior…

June 2018 Issue by Matthew Waller, Curtis Lanning and Caleb Talley Photography by Meredith Mashburn Energizing Arkansas’ Startup Economy ou might not immediately think of Arkansas as a trendsetting, trailblazing state in the field of solar energy. When it comes…