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Hope Enterprise Corporation was awarded $93,670,000 for solar projects in Arkansas.

One program will put at least $10 million into Arkansas's electrical grid and another will fund solar arrays at eight businesses in rural Arkansas.

Twin bills that would curtail Arkansas's booming solar industry passed House and Senate committees on Thursday with no audible dissent. 

The coalition of businesses, government entities, churches and more who have taken advantage of Arkansas's favorable solar access law continues to rail against a proposed bill that would cripple the booming solar industry.

But our state’s monopoly utilities are dead-set on wrecking this success story.

State Rep. Lanny Fite (R-Benton) and Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R-Searcy) have filed a new bill that would cripple Arkansas's booming solar development.

If the PSC elects to change net metering rules to be more favorable to utilities, Arkansas's fledgling solar industry will be 'decimated,' advocates say.