Southern Renewable Energy Association launches Arkansas initiative
Southern Renewable Energy Association, an initiative that represents renewable energy stakeholders, has started a new program focused on development of renewable energy in Arkansas.
The program, Powering Arkansas, is a collaborative statewide effort to provide timely and accurate information about energy issues in the state, a news release said.
“Energy is at the heart of everything that underpins a civil society, yet most people are in the dark when it comes to how the electric system works,” said Simon Mahan, the executive director of the association. “Powering Arkansas is an effort to empower Arkansans with facts and information about our shared energy systems, but also to pull back the curtain on how decisions are made, and help shape our state’s future.”
The release said the program will bring together civic organizations, local and state government, industry and communities to start conversations about energy affordability and burdens. The program will also work to expand access to reliable power and debunk misinformation about energy and transmission.
The association has created similar programs in Georgia and Louisiana. More information on the program can be found at the Powering Arkansas website.
Sydney Sasser is a business reporter with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Before joining the ADG, she covered business for the Charlotte Observer. She is a recent graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.