Solar permitting — Newton County, Arkansas
On file: public meetings, local news, known opposition groups.
Most remote and mountainous AR county; Jasper seat; Buffalo National River corridor creates strong conservatio. Permitting: Conditional Use Permit; 1,000-ft max / 500-ft min setbacks; hard Effectively prohibited by oppo…
Key driver: Most remote and mountainous AR county; Jasper seat; Buffalo National River corridor creates strong conservation mandate; severe Ozark terrain limits siting; tourism/recreation economy; deep anti-industrial solar sentiment; no successful projects; effectively prohibited by community will despite no formal moratorium; highest risk AR county
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) - Quorum Court/Planning Commission
Setbacks & buffers
500 ft property line; 1000 ft occupied structures; Buffalo National River watershed buffer
Spacing requirements
None established
Size restrictions
None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions
Penalties & bonding
Total penalty: +5 (Denial +5)
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 / North Arkansas Electric Cooperative
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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
Organized opposition signals on record for this county — petitions, community groups, and oppositional coverage — each linked to its primary source.
- More Arkansas counties pass bans, moratoriums on wind, solar farms as Crossover project nears completion Wind
- Moratorium On Wind Turbines Extended By 90 Days,208164 Wind
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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
- 2025-12-10 Moratorium On Wind Turbines Extended By 90 Days,208163
- 2025-12-10 Moratorium On Wind Turbines Extended By 90 Days,208164
- 2025-11-09 First Arkansas Wind Farm Operating In Cross County
- 2025-07-23 Crawford County Bans Wind Farms For 5 Years
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