Solar permitting — Jefferson County, Arkansas
On file: public meetings, local news.
Active Moratorium; moratorium expires —confirm expiration with county planning. Permitting: Conditional Use Permit; 400-ft max / 200-ft min setbacks. Track record: Pine Bluff Solar (30 MW, 2021); Jefferson County Solar (35 MW, 2022); SE AR Solar Farm (25 MW, 2023). Political…
Key driver: Pine Bluff area; Gulf Coastal Plain; Entergy grid; flat terrain; economic development imperative in economically stressed area; moderate urban density reduces available land but pro-development sentiment
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) - Quorum Court/Planning Commission
Setbacks & buffers
200 ft property line; 400 ft occupied structures
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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Battery storage (BESS) P1 State-Default Permitting
No confirmed county BESS ordinance.
BESS ordinances & bylaws
County-level battery-storage status, safety requirements, and projects — each linked to a primary source.
Community opposition P1
No organized opposition on record for this county yet — no petition, group, or oppositional coverage tracked. Read that as nothing found, not as nothing there: absence of records is not evidence of local support.
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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1
No meetings on file for this jurisdiction 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
- 2026-09-01 3 Takeaways From The Dem Gaz Data Center Scoop
- 2026-09-01 Entergy Blows A Fuse Over Mistakenly Shared Documents Revealing Whos Paying Data Center Bills
- 2026-06-03 Little Rock Passes Modest Data Center Regulations But The Burgeoning Anti Data Center Movement Is Still Raring For A Fight
- 2026-05-31 Data Center Questions Need Answers
- 2026-05-28 Pulaski County Passes Data Center Moratorium But Detractors Say Its Not Enough
- 2026-05-13 Pulaski County Jps Punt Data Center Regulations Amid Transparency Concerns
- 2026-04-09 The Arkansas Two Step How Legislators Shut Down Consumer Choice And Drove Up Your Utility Bill
- 2026-04-03 Biomass Power Plant Planned At Highland Pellets
- 2026-03-05 Google Is Leading The Trend Of Bringing Own Energy For Data Centers
- 2026-01-10 Tom Cotton Wades Into The Data Center Conversation We May Wish That He Hadnt
- 2025-12-23 Entergy Arkansas Adding New Gas Fired Power Extending Nuclear As Part Of Investment Plan
- 2025-12-19 Entergy Arkansas Pitches Plan To Increase Power
- 2025-12-19 Entergy Arkansas Announces Comprehensive Plan To Increase Power Capacity Reduce Outages By At Least Ce7D50Dddc8Ff42D
- 2025-12-19 Entergy Arkansas Announces Comprehensive Plan To Increase Power Capacity Reduce Outages By At Least 30
- 2025-11-13 Treaty Oak Google Redfield Solar Arkansas
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