by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Mar 20, 2019 | 2018 News
As state regulators weigh two years of arguments on what compensation utility customers should pay for self-generated electricity, the lawmaker who helped initiate the process has clarified which side he’s on in the case: He’s with the utility companies....
by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Feb 19, 2019 | 2018 News
by Jeff Della Rosa (JDellaRosa@nwabj.com) Dr. Alan Mantooth, professor of electrical engineering at [AAEA member] the University of Arkansas and president of Power Electronics Society, announced a $1 million prize will be given to the winner of a competition to solve...
by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Dec 24, 2018 | 2018 News
4. COAL DECLINES; SOLAR SHINES Arkansas’ electric utilities swapped black carbon for bright sunshine, dipping below 50 percent in reliance on coal for power generation in 2018. And plans call for coal to stay on the shelf. “No new coal, I think we can make that...
by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Nov 15, 2018 | 2018 News
by Jeff Della Rosa The National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT) is celebrating 10 years as an energy research center of the University of Arkansas. The 12,000-square-foot center at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in south...
by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Oct 29, 2018 | 2018 News
DESHA COUNTY, Ark. (KATV) — Southern Arkansas is amassed with farmland that spans far and wide. In the town of Tillar, a farmer named AJ Hood relies on an alternative source of energy to power his grain bins. “I believe solar is going to be as practical on a...
by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Oct 12, 2018 | 2018 News
Little Rock – The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy recently released its 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. While Arkansas slid three spots from the previous year to land at number 34, the state maintained the same level points as in 2017...
