Bill W. Hornaday
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Entergy electrical grid core of talks
posted: 08/11/2009 3:36 a.m. Discuss
Utility regulators from Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and the city of New Orleans will consider creating a multistate commission to address the future of Entergy Corp.'s electricity grid.
Windstream's profits decline 11% from '08
posted: 08/07/2009 4:16 a.m. Discuss
Windstream Corp.'s second-quarter profits slipped 11 percent from last year, with much of the decline blamed on a slumping economy and tax related charges.
State power station a sleeping giant
posted: 08/02/2009 4:56 a.m. Discuss
Able to spool up 2,200 megawatts of electricity, Entegra Power Group's Union Power Station is the continent's most powerful natural-gas-fired facility of its type, former plant manager Bill O'Brien says.
Electric co-ops seek rate increase
posted: 07/17/2009 3:43 a.m. Comments 2
Seizing on a new state law, the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. asked utility regulators Thursday for a $25.9 million-a-year rate increase.
State 38th in ratings on energy efficiency
posted: 07/16/2009 5:11 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas is slowly becoming more energy-efficient, but it is far from certain how much long-term energy savings can be achieved without straining utilities' finances, energy experts said Wednesday.
Regulators appeal plant ruling
posted: 07/09/2009 4:56 a.m. Discuss
State utility regulators Wednesday asked the Arkansas Supreme Court to review the reversal of their approval of Southwestern Electric Power Co.'s coal-fired John W. Turk Jr. power plant.
Legal action unlikely, power plant's foes say
posted: 07/01/2009 3:12 a.m. Comment 1
Despite calling for Southwestern Electric Power Co. to halt construction at the coalfired John W. Turk Jr. power plant, opponents of the $2.1 billion project say it is unlikely they will seek a court action.
SWEPCO appeals plant OK's reversal
posted: 06/30/2009 3:15 a.m. Discuss
Southwestern Electric Power Co. on Monday asked the Arkansas Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that reversed approval of the coal-fired John W. Turk Jr. power plant.
6 judges reject PSC approval of power plant
posted: 06/25/2009 4:54 a.m. Comments 2
The $2.1 billion coal-fired John W. Turk Jr. power plant project under construction near Texarkana saw a major setback Wednesday as the Arkansas Court of Appeals unanimously rejected its approval by state utility regulators.
Utility to buy lignite mine
posted: 06/24/2009 4:13 a.m. Discuss
Through its proposed purchase of a Louisiana lignite mine, Southwestern Electric Power Co. is affirming its longterm commitment to coal-fired energy.
