Solar permitting — Pulaski County, Arkansas
7 indexed meetings (7 energy-related), 42 news items, 14 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
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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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 14 tracked
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
- Pulaski County Against Solar Solar
- Pulaski County Against Solar Project Public Group Solar
- About — Pulaski County Against Solar Transmission
- Arkansas’ most populous county approves data center moratorium, but with exemption 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
- Pulaski County passes data center moratorium, but detractors say it's not enough Data center
- Pulaski County residents commit to organizing against data centers Data center
- 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
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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1
7 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
- 2026-08-12 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 Two Little Rock Officials Support Block Of Data Centers
- 2026-06-02 Pulaski County Data Center Fight District 44S Special Election
- 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
- 2026-05-28 Pulaski County Passes Data Center Moratorium But Detractors Say Its Not Enough
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