On October 30, 2026, the City of Little Rock announced the completion of its $11.1-million solar array project located at the Port of Little Rock. The project produces 6.3-megawatt (DC) and 4.9-megawatt (AC).
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott and Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation Director of Workforce Development, April Ambrose, at the October 30 ribbon cutting for the city’s new solar array.
Developed to offset an estimated 70 percent of the city’s annual energy consumption, the project is expected to save Little Rock nearly $1 million in electric costs annually. In 2022, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. announced a goal to have 100 percent of Little Rock’s energy for city operations come from clean energy sources. Combined with the Clinton Sustainable Energy District, the project advances Little Rock to 92 percent of that goal. The solar array, developed by Scenic Hill Solar, was under budget by $870,000.
Impact of the project includes:
More than 100 jobs during the development
The project is expected to attract businesses with sustainability goals
Environmental impact is equal to removing 500MM passenger vehicles from roads or planting 4.4MM trees.
Energy security - All the steel and solar panels and inverters were made in US.
Bryan Day, Executive Director of the Port of Little Rock, said, ““Renewable energy is no longer simply an environmental issue, it is truly an economic development issue.”