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Spring Storm Season is Here, Arkansas - Are You Prepared?

Spring Storm Season is Here, Arkansas - Are You Prepared?

Ask anyone in Arkansas and they'll tell you - their energy bill has gone up recently. In fact, across the US, the average residential energy bill in 2025...
Summer Savings in Arkansas: Simple Upgrades and Low-Cost Tips to Lower Your Energy Bill

Summer Savings in Arkansas: Simple Upgrades and Low-Cost Tips to Lower Your Energy Bill

The dog days of summer are rapidly approaching, but just because temperatures are rising doesn’t necessarily mean that your energy bill has to. Powering Arkansas has compiled tips...
What's a Rate Case and How Can I Get Involved?

What's a Rate Case and How Can I Get Involved?

You may have heard or seen in the news that Entergy Arkansas filed their application for a rate case in February. The Arkansas Public Service Commission has not - as...

Public Service Commissions 101 - Introduction

Public Service Commissions shape the prices, service quality, and reliability for the energy you rely on every day. This page puts you in the loop, showing you who sits on Commissions around the Southeast, what they decide, and how you can...

Who Sets the Rates? Understanding and Engaging with Public Service Commissions in the Southeast

At a time when energy landscapes are evolving daily, decisions being made in rooms at the Public Service Commission level and beyond have real-world implications on affordability, reliability and economic opportunities. For ratepayers and stakeholders, staying informed about these types of...

How Much Does Your Utility Profit from Your Energy Bill?

Ever wondered how much do utilities profit from your electric bill? A new calculator - backed by a report on how utility profits work and what the data shows about profit margins - will show you.  Calculator link: https://energyandpolicy.org/utilityprofittracker/ Every year, residential and...

Arkansas Ranks 9th in States for New Solar Capacity Installed in 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. solar industry installed 43 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2025, remaining the dominant source of new capacity added to the grid for the fifth consecutive year. Solar and energy storage represent 79% of new capacity...

Powering Arkansas

The coming years will test our state’s electric grid. Powering Arkansas is a nonpartisan coalition of Arkansans united to engage and empower voices across The Natural State who support utility-scale renewable energy developments. Our mission is simple: accelerate energy growth in Arkansas by connecting people who understand that a modern, reliable grid requires local, scalable solutions.

If you agree that we need to move every available electron we can get onto the grid to build a future for Arkansas where energy is homegrown, reliable, and abundant, Powering Arkansas invites you to join us. This is about real progress, real collaboration, and real results. It's about lower bills, local jobs, and a more resilient grid for tomorrow. We can pursue practical policies that streamline permitting while encouraging investment in our rural communities.

Together, we will drive the energy future Arkansas deserves.

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Challenge Misinformation

Powering Arkansas partners with communities across the state to counter misinformation about renewable energy and to support community leaders in crafting clear, practical language for advocating when wind or solar projects come to their areas.

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Coalition Building

Powering Arkansas believes lasting change comes from uniting communities, policymakers, and industry partners to advocate for transparent, evidence-based renewable energy policies. By forming broad coalitions across the state, we advance practical, affordable power solutions that protect everyday Arkansans.

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Take Action

Powering Arkansas champions policies that grow renewable energy and shield the industry from harmful legislation. We work to ensure practical siting guidelines, reliable bonding standards, and clear decommissioning processes so projects can thrive in communities across the state.