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Solar permitting — Faulkner County, Arkansas

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Faulkner County, AR
Risk score 58/100 · Full scorecard →
Compliance: HighTrajectory: WorseningSaturation: Low

⛔ ACTIVE MORATORIUM — Active Moratorium; moratorium expires —confirm expiration with county planning. Permitting: Conditional Use Permit; 500-ft max / 300-ft min setbacks. Track record: Conway Solar (35 MW, 2021); Faulkner County Solar (40 MW, 2022); Greenbrier Solar (20 MW, 2023); Vilonia Solar.…

Key driver: Little Rock suburb of Conway; fast population growth constraining rural land; elevated CUP scrutiny; Entergy grid; suburban NIMBYism emerging

Permitting process

Local permitting pathway

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) - Planning Commission; public hearing required

Setbacks & buffers

300 ft property line; 500 ft occupied structures; additional suburban fringe requirements

Spacing requirements

None established

Size restrictions

None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions

Penalties & bonding

Total penalty: +28 | Active moratorium: +28

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

No organized opposition on record for this county yet — no petition, group, or oppositional coverage tracked. Absence of opposition is a positive siting signal.

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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1

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State PSC dockets P1

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Data sources: public agendas/minutes from local government sites; PSC dockets from state regulators; news from GDELT and curated RSS; sentiment derived from public meeting transcripts. Last refreshed 2026-07-08. See the county risk scorecard or the full Arkansas permitting index.