Jun 29, 2018 | The Cooperative Difference
A large utility-scale solar project in Arkansas built to meet the needs of a major aerospace and defense contractor is also providing electricity for Arkansas’ electric cooperative members. Silicone Ranch Corp. of Nashville built the 12.5-megawatt array in 2015...
Jun 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — June 8, 2018 — Arkansas Living magazine, the largest circulation publication in the state, won the Arkansas Country Music Association’s Magazine of the Year Award at the organization’s inaugural awards program on June 4 in Little Rock. The award...
Jun 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
29-turbine wind farm to produce capacity by 2020 Little Rock, Ark. — June 6, 2018 — Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) of Little Rock has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement with Wildhorse Wind Energy, LLC, which is owned by Southern Power,...
May 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — May 14, 2018 — Maria Smedley, vice president of human resources and strategy for Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI), was recently awarded the 2018 CHRO (chief human resources officers) Leader...
May 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Voluntary mitigation project with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Little Rock, Ark. — May 11, 2018 — Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) recently installed 12 artificial bat habitats in four different sites in north Arkansas. According to Stephen Cain,...
Apr 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — April 30, 2018 — Arkansas’ electric cooperatives recently announced the results of a study examining the economic contributions that the state’s electric cooperatives have made within communities across the state from 2012 through 2016. The study...
Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. recognized Little Rock, Ark. — April 23, 2018 — On Friday, April 20, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI) were awarded the...
Mar 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
800-acre solar farm near Crossett to come online in 2021 Little Rock, Ark. — March 20, 2018 — Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) of Little Rock has entered into a power purchase agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES) of Broomfield,...
Mar 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Innovative robotics program stresses science, technology and math skills Little Rock, Ark. — March 6, 2018 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have entered a partnership with Arkansas FIRST, a volunteer-based, non-profit organization founded to ensure every...
Mar 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — March 1, 2018 — Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas linemen recently completed a three-week mission to electrify two remote Guatemalan villages near the Mexican border resulting in approximately 105 villagers having electricity for the first time....
