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2026 Legislative App Launched by Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas

The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have released an updated Arkansas Legislative Guide app featuring tools that allow users to connect with elected officials and access detailed profiles, bill tracking functions, and interactive maps. The app aims to support Arkansans in ensuring that policies and laws are fair and serve the best interest of Arkansas.

Georgia Co-op Tests Advanced Long Duration Energy Storage Technology

Snapping Shoals EMC is piloting Georgia’s first manufactured and installed vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), a long duration storage technology that is scalable to support growing utility needs and is engineered to last up to 20 years without losing capacity. The project is designed to enhance grid reliability, maintain affordability, and support the integration of new resources as...

Quorum Court Approves Tax Incentive for proposed $1.85B Power Plant

The Independence County Quorum Court approved a resolution granting a tax break to the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) to support construction of a new $1.85 billion natural gas fired plant on the site of the retiring Independence Steam Electric Station. The new plant, intended to begin operating as the coal facility ceases to operate in 2030, will shift primary...

EKPC Names Don Mosier as Next President & Chief Executive Officer

Don Mosier has been appointed the next president and CEO of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) after serving as EKPC’s chief operating officer and executive vice president since 2010. Mosier will lead efforts to expand generation and transmission resources to support growing energy needs while ensuring reliable and affordable power for homes and businesses.