Solar permitting — Pulaski County, Arkansas
On file: public meetings, local news, known opposition groups.
Little Rock metro core; largest AR county by population; high urban density limits utility-scale land; Entergy. Permitting: Conditional Use Permit; 300-ft max / 150-ft min setbacks. Track record: Little Rock Solar Park (1…
Key driver: Little Rock metro core; largest AR county by population; high urban density limits utility-scale land; Entergy grid; MISO; high saturation score reflects existing distributed and small utility solar; suburban pressure on remaining rural land; regulatory complexity elevated
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) - Quorum Court/Planning Commission
Setbacks & buffers
No statewide solar siting setback standard has been identified in Arkansas law. Setbacks for utility-scale solar are set locally, by county or municipal zoning where it exists. Verify against the adopting jurisdiction's own ordinance — NOTE: the distances above are a STATE-level fallback, not a figure read from this county's own ordinance. We hold siting-rule records for this county which may include a stricter local limit we have not yet extracted. Verify against the county's own ordinance before relying on these.
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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Battery storage (BESS) P1 State-Default Permitting
No confirmed county BESS ordinance.
Local 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.
- r/Arkansas on Reddit: Pulaski County stops new data center developments, excludes two ongoing projects Data center
- Community opposition to Project Leo data center (organized advocacy) Data center
- Pulaski County approves data center moratorium after tense, hours-long debate Data center
- Pulaski County Against Solar Solar
- Pulaski County Against Solar Project Public Group Solar
- About — Pulaski County Against Solararchived 2024-06-24 Transmission
- Pulaski County residents commit to organizing against data centers Data center
- Arkansas’ most populous county approves data center moratorium, but with exemption Data center
- Pulaski County passes data center moratorium, but detractors say it's not enough Data center
- Concerned Citizens Against Solar Projects in Pulaski County Wind
- Data center moratorium in Arkansas’ most populous county didn’t pass, review finds Data center
- 'It did not pass': County clerk says data center moratorium was wrongly recorded as approved Data center
- Pulaski County delays final data center moratorium vote until fourth Tuesday in July Data center
- Pulaski County Against Solar Project Solar
- Review of Pulaski County Quorum Court vote finds data center moratorium failed Data center
- Pulaski County data center moratorium fails after vote tally error, clerk says Data center
- County To Get Second Bite At Moratorium On Data Center Project General
- Data Center Moratorium In Arkansas Most Populous County Didnt Pass Review Finds,372459 General
- Arkansas Most Populous County Approves Data Center Moratorium But With Exemption,372207 General
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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 Powering The Future Honors Pulse Panel Takes On Data Center Debate
- 2026-08-12 Outside Of Little Rock Arkansas Counties And Cities Move Ahead On Data Center Moratoriums
- 2026-06-28 Data Centers Arkansas Property Tax Breaks
- 2026-06-23 Maumelle Man Charged With Domestic Battery And
- 2026-06-22 A Data Center Agenda For The People
- 2026-06-13 County Judge Candidate Suggests Subterfuge As Data Center Debate Blazes On
- 2026-06-05 County To Get Second Bite At Moratorium On Data Center Project
- 2026-06-04 Google Data Center Poises West Memphis For Boom
- 2026-06-03 Little Rock Passes Modest Data Center Regulations But The Burgeoning Anti Data Center Movement Is Still Raring For A Fight
- 2026-06-03 Little Rock Approves Data Center Regulations
- 2026-06-02 Pulaski County Data Center Fight District 44S Special Election
- 2026-06-02 Two Little Rock Officials Support Block Of Data Centers
- 2026-05-31 Data Center Questions Need Answers
- 2026-05-29 Data Center Moratorium In Arkansas Most Populous County Didnt Pass Review Finds,372459
- 2026-05-28 Pulaski County Announces Miscount In Data Center Moratorium Vote
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