Arkansas coalition receives $99.9 million EPA grant for environmental projects

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

A coalition of groups representing Northwest Arkansas, the Fort Smith metro and central Arkansas will receive $99.999 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support climate change reduction efforts in the three areas.

According to Monday’s (July 22) EPA announcement, the grant funds will pay for technologies and programs that reduce harmful emissions, and pay for infrastructure, housing, and other “competitive economy” developments “needed for a clean energy future.”

“When estimates provided by all selected applicants are combined, the proposed projects would reduce greenhouse gas pollution by as much as 971 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2050, roughly the emissions from 5 million average homes’ energy use each year for over 25 years,” noted the EPA press release announcing the funds.

Arkansas coalition receives $99.9 million EPA grant for environmental projects

New SWEPCO Wind Farm in Oklahoma Powers Arkansas

By JACQUELINE FROELICH

A new wind farm in Oklahoma, owned by Southwestern Electric Power Company and sister utility, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, recently began to generate renewable electricity to SWEPCO customers in Arkansas. Two more additional wind facilities under construction will also go on-line in the near future. Peter Main, spokesperson for SWEPCO, details the North Central Energy Facilities project, in light of SWEPCO's clean energy goals.

https://www.kuaf.com/post/new-swepco-wind-farm-oklahoma-powers-arkansas

This wind turbine is part of the new Sundance wind facility recently completed in north central Oklahoma.

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