Arkansas, Energy Sector

Arkansas Gas Pipeline Code/Arkansas Public Service Commission: Petition to Initiate Rulemaking Addressing Proposed Revisions Filed

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/10/2025

A Petition to Initiate a Rulemaking Docket (“Petition”) has been filed before the Arkansas Public Service Commission (“APSC”) by the General Staff. See Docket No. 25-025-R. The Petition proposes to make changes to the...more

2025 Reliable Public Power Utilities Designees: American Public Power Association Lists Hope (Arkansas) Water & Light

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/28/2025

The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) announced the public power utilities that earned the Reliable Public Power Provider (“RP3”) designation. APPA states that this designation is provided to public power...more

American Public Power Association Safety Award of Excellence: Benton Utilities (Benton, Arkansas) Listed

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/15/2025

The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) announced that 202 utilities earned its Safety Award of Excellence (“Award”) for safe operating practices in 2024. Utilities from across the United States are stated to...more

ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Names Russellville, Arkansas, as a Top 10 Small City

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/30/2024

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a news release announcing what it describes as its “Top Cities” list that have the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily...more

Arkansas Joins the Anti-Boycott Laws Wave – How will it Effect Public Finance?

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/20/2023

Over the past few years there has been a growing national trend of states enacting laws prohibiting public entities in those states from entering into contracts with companies that boycott or discriminate against the energy,...more

Update Part 3: The Growing Trend of Anti-Boycott Laws and the Effect on Public Finance – Is Arkansas Next?

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/19/2023

We recently posted a note regarding the filing of Senate Bill 41 which would require the divestment of State and local public funds from financial services providers that “discriminate without a reasonable business purpose...more

Enabling Low-Cost Clean Energy/Reliable Service Through Better Transmission Benefits Analysis/Case Study of MISO's Long Range...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/15/2022

The American Council on Renewable Energy Macro Grid Initiative published an August 9th analysis titled: Enabling Low-Cost Clean Energy and Reliable Service Through Better Transmission Benefits Analysis: A Case Study of MISO’s...more

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations/Funding Programs: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment Distributes Webinar...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/11/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (“ADEE”) Energy Office is distributing a slide deck and guidance documents associated with its electric vehicle charging stations funding programs....more

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Establishes Resources and Information Webpage

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/6/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (E&E), Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has established a COVID-19 “Resources and Information” webpage on the DEQ website. According to the DEQ, the webpage was...more

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