Little Rock opens $11.1 million solar array at port

Little Rock has opened a solar array at the city’s port, marking the completion of a business and infrastructure project that the city says will reduce its electricity costs.

Expected savings

Little Rock says power generated by the panels will save the city about each year. The projected savings are tied to the electricity produced by the new array.

At that rate, the city’s stated annual savings would equal about one-eleventh of the project’s cost in a single year. The city has described the savings as an ongoing benefit from the array’s electricity production.

Project at the port

The array is located at Little Rock’s port. Its opening brings the solar project into operation at a city-owned or city-connected industrial site, though the available details do not identify the array’s size, construction schedule or the facilities that will use its electricity.

The project’s price and the city’s estimate of in annual savings are the central financial figures tied to the opening. Those figures will shape how the city evaluates the project’s long-term value.

What comes next

The city’s estimate can be measured over time against the electricity costs the array offsets and the savings it produces. Future public updates could also show how much power the panels generate and whether the project reaches the city’s projected annual savings.

For now, the key development is operational: Little Rock has opened the solar array at its port and says the electricity it produces will save the city about per year.