Two easy ways to support Arkansas’s energy future

Written By Jill Balaster

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to invest in Arkansas’s energy future by supporting two efforts that work hand-in-hand to strengthen our workforce, grow our economy, and ensure long-term reliability and affordability across the state.

Whether you care about creating opportunity for Arkansans, supporting communities, or advancing common-sense energy policy, your contribution can make a meaningful impact.

1. Support the Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation (AAEF)

Building the workforce and research base Arkansas needs

Support workforce development, education, research

AAEF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to public education, research, and workforce development. Our work helps Arkansas grow the skilled energy workforce required to meet rising energy demands and attract new businesses, while also empowering local leaders and communities with data-driven research and education.

Your Giving Tuesday donation helps us:

  • Expand hands-on workforce programs that connect Arkansans to high-demand, good-paying jobs

  • Conduct research that helps communities plan for economic growth, energy reliability, and landowner opportunity

  • Host education initiatives that support students, job-seekers, local governments, and industry partners

  • Strengthen partnerships with schools, community organizations, and employers across the state

Every dollar supports efforts that directly benefit Arkansas communities, workers, and families.

Make a tax-deductible gift to AAEF:

Donate

2. Support the Arkansas Advanced Energy PAC

Advancing policy that grows jobs and keeps Arkansas competitive

Support long-term, stable energy policy in Arkansas

The Arkansas Advanced Energy Political Action Committee (PAC) works to ensure Arkansas’s elected leaders understand the economic importance of our state’s energy sector. The PAC supports candidates who prioritize reliability, affordability, business growth, and market-driven innovation.

Your contribution helps:

  • Promote balanced, informed, and pro-growth energy policy

  • Support leaders who value transparency, economic development, and practical solutions

  • Ensure that Arkansas remains competitive in attracting new industries, manufacturing, and large-scale investment

  • Strengthen the voice of businesses and communities at the Capitol

This is an investment in the policy environment that allows Arkansas employers to grow and our energy workforce to thrive.

Contribute to the AAEA PAC:

Donate

Why It Matters

Arkansas is at a pivotal moment. Energy costs, workforce shortages, and large new industrial demands are shaping our state’s future. At the same time, Arkansas is uniquely positioned to lead — with abundant resources, a strong business community, and a growing energy workforce.

Supporting AAEF and the AAEA PAC ensures that:

  • Our workforce pipeline remains strong

  • Our communities have access to trusted research and education

  • Our policymakers have the tools and information they need to make smart decisions

  • Arkansas stays competitive in attracting new jobs and investment

Jill Balaster
Next

News Release: Treaty Oak Clean Energy and Google Enter into a Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement of 100 MW of Solar Energy in Grant County, Arkansas