Solar permitting — Arkansas County, Arkansas
3 indexed meetings (3 energy-related), 5 news items, 5 known opposition groups.
Flat Delta terrain; low density; Entergy grid access; economic development orientation; Act 827 floor; minimal. Permitting: Conditional Use Permit; 300-ft max / 150-ft min setbacks. Track record: Grand Prairie Solar (50 MW, 2022); St…
Key driver: Flat Delta terrain; low density; Entergy grid access; economic development orientation; Act 827 floor; minimal political opposition
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) - Quorum Court/Planning Commission
Setbacks & buffers
150 ft property line; 300 ft occupied structures (ANRC minimums)
Spacing requirements
None established
Size restrictions
None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions
Penalties & bonding
No penalties or adjustments. Standard CUP/SUP process.
State-level permits & approvals
County zoning authority; Act 827 sets minimum ANRC standards; conditional use permit or special exception required; decommissioning bond required; setback minimums set by ANRC
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State policy & grid context
State RPS & clean energy policy
No binding RPS | None | Arkansas has no state-mandated RPS; net metering only
State incentive programs
Federal ITC eligible; no Arkansas state solar tax credit; Act 827 ANRC framework
Grid & interconnection
MISO / Entergy Arkansas
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Community opposition P1 5 tracked
Organized opposition signals on record for this county — petitions, community groups, and oppositional coverage — each linked to its primary source.
- Arkansas County’s Data Center Moratorium Failed Over Vote Miscount Data center
- Arkansas’ most populous county approves data center moratorium, but with exemption Data center
- Thank You for signing Stop Wind Farms Carroll County, Arkansas,..Please Share!! Wind
- Rattled by wind farm, Arkansas county passes moratorium Storage
- Arkansas Explained: Understanding the data center boom and debate Data center
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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1
3 meetings indexed for this jurisdiction; none flagged as discussing solar, BESS, data centers, wind, or transmission yet. Coverage expands weekly.
State PSC dockets P1
No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.
Local news P3
- 2026-05-21 Arkansas Advanced Energy Expands Arkansas Pace District To Arkansas County
- 2025-12-08 Baptist Health Expands Sustainability With Solar
- 2025-09-15 Entergy Flat Fork Solar Online
- 2025-09-01 Invenergy Plans Lonoke County Solar
- 2025-08-06 Packed House For 600 Million Keo Solar Farm Hearing
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