New agreements nearly double total procured clean energy between the companies, provide near-term energy capacity. From Invenergy: https://wwww.invenergy.com/news/invenergy-to-provide-meta-with-nearly-800-mw-supporting-data-center-operations Invenergy, America’s largest privately held developer, owner and operator of clean energy solutions, and Meta Platforms, Inc (Nasdaq: META) today announced they have signed four additional clean energy agreements that represent an additional 791 megawatts (MW) ofContinue reading “Invenergy to Provide Meta with Nearly 800 MW, Supporting Data Center Operations”
Category Archives: Arkansas
Beaver Water District Breaks Ground on NextEra’s Nearly 5-Megawatt Solar Array
From TBP Lowell-based utility Beaver Water District will invest about $10 million into a 4.99-megawatt solar array adjacent to the district’s administrative center. Area officials gathered Thursday (May 15) for a ceremony to kick off construction of the Beaver Water District Solar Park. The more than 10,000-panel array will be built on about 32 acres at 301Continue reading “Beaver Water District Breaks Ground on NextEra’s Nearly 5-Megawatt Solar Array”
Hayes: Transmission is the Key to American Energy Dominance
To remain competitive and win the AI race with China, we will need all the energy we can generate while expanding our ability to transmit those electrons wherever they need to go. Christina Hayes is the executive director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.This piece appeared in Utility Dive on January 31, 2025. AContinue reading “Hayes: Transmission is the Key to American Energy Dominance”
EDP Renewables Introduces its Arkansas Solar Park in Mississippi County
Arkansas Added as the 19th US State with Utility-Scale Operations for EDPR NA EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), a leading renewable energy developer and a top five renewable energy owner and operator in the United States, is proud to launch its Crooked Lake Solar Park near Blytheville in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The 175-megawatt (MW)Continue reading “EDP Renewables Introduces its Arkansas Solar Park in Mississippi County”
State Legislatures Begin Convening
The country’s state legislatures have begun convening to take up and consider issues of importance to the residents of the respective states. The Advanced Power Alliance advocacy team is monitoring issues affecting the advanced power industry and will be working with lawmakers to support the continued development of resources to provide America with the cleaner,Continue reading “State Legislatures Begin Convening”
Governors of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas Announce Hydrogen Partnership
Governors of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas Announce Hydrogen Partnership
New Polling Highlights Broad Public Support for Renewable Energy Across America’s Sun Belt
A series of recent polls released by the Advanced Power Alliance (APA) shows strong public support for the continued growth of renewable energy development across America’s “Sun Belt”. For the purposes of this research, APA focused on eight states including portion of the area including the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee,Continue reading “New Polling Highlights Broad Public Support for Renewable Energy Across America’s Sun Belt”
Corporate Customers Show Up for #AmericanWindWeek
From AWEA Blog, by Hannah Hunt: As we close out #AmericanWindWeek, it’s been thrilling to see towns, communities, local leaders and wind industry workers gather across the country to celebrate wind power. Importantly, Fortune 500 companies and business leaders also showed up. Corporate purchasers of wind voiced their support nationwide, touting the economic and environmentalContinue reading “Corporate Customers Show Up for #AmericanWindWeek”
When Wind Turbines Move to Town – How Do Rural Communities Benefit?
By Anna Luke, American Wind Energy Association Originally published on Into the Wind It wasn’t always the case, but nowadays rural places are often among those in greatest need of new economic development. Sadly, the farm belt and Rust Belt have been losing jobs and investment for decades. It will take significant change to raiseContinue reading “When Wind Turbines Move to Town – How Do Rural Communities Benefit?”
FACT CHECK! Transmission Pays for Itself, Saves Consumers Money
From AWEABlog, by Betsy Beck Studies show that expanding America’s electricity grid to meet 21st century needs more than pays for itself, and can even result in significant consumer savings. Improved transmission planning could save American families and businesses up to $47 billion every year, according to a recent white paper from the Brattle Group.Continue reading “FACT CHECK! Transmission Pays for Itself, Saves Consumers Money”