Arkansas / Local permit guide
Little Rock Solar Permit Guide
Your local requirements. The official sources. A clearer next step.
- Permit authority
- City of Little Rock Building Codes DivisionSource linked
- Electric utility
- Entergy Arkansas, LLCSource linked
- Local pathway
- Non-Legacy Net-Metering Service (Arkansas Public Service Commission Rate Schedule No. 71) — for residential customers, generating capacity is capped at the lesser of 25kW or the capacity representing the customer's highest residential usage in the previous 12 months.Project-specific eligibility conditions apply.
- Review time
- Up to 30 daysOnly the stated upper bound is verified. The source's project scope and conditions apply.See source scope and conditions below.
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This shows what GridPermit has verified for Little Rock. It does not show the status of a specific project.
01 / Know your path
Two approvals.
One project.
A local permit and utility permission to operate are different approvals. Check the local sequence and requirements below.
How to read this guide
GridPermit collects Arkansas residential solar and permitting facts directly from official sources (city, county, and state government sites, utilities, and public utilities commissions) and shows only what we can verify, with a confidence score and a link to where it came from. Nothing here is estimated or inferred beyond what's stated below. See our methodology for the rules this page follows.
Permit timeline
Up to 30 days
Only the stated upper bound is verified. The source's project scope and conditions apply.
Per Entergy Arkansas's own PSC-filed tariff: after a customer submits a Standard Interconnection Agreement (required at least 30 days before the intended interconnection date), the Company reviews the facility plans and provides written results within 30 calendar days; the same 30-calendar-day review window applies to the optional Preliminary Interconnection Site Review Request. Some supporting official material could not be independently confirmed from the full source in GridPermit's latest review. Verify the current requirement with the authority before relying on it.
Sources & confidence
Battery/solar incentive program on record
No battery/storage incentive program is on record for this locality.
02 / Prepare your application
What you need.
Sources & confidence
Permit fees
Some supporting official material could not be independently confirmed from the full source in GridPermit's latest review. Verify the current requirement with the authority before relying on it.
- Entergy Arkansas Non-Legacy Net-Metering interconnection review fee (Generation Meter under 300kW): $196.75 (one-time, assessed when the Standard Interconnection Agreement is submitted)
Per Entergy Arkansas's own PSC-filed tariff, Rate Schedule No. 71. Customer is separately responsible for all interconnection study costs.
- Entergy Arkansas Additional Meter fee: $31.5 (one-time, per additional meter designated for Net-Metering Surplus crediting)
Per the same tariff.
Sources & confidence
Rebates on record
Rebates on record
Not yet verified.
Utility and generation supplier
Utility
Entergy Arkansas, LLC
Entergy Arkansas is the well-established dominant electric utility for Little Rock, the state capital.
Sources & confidence
Generation supplier
Entergy Arkansas, LLC (utility)
Entergy Arkansas is recorded as both the distribution and generation utility.
Sources & confidence
Interconnection
https://www.entergyarkansas.com/net-metering
Confirmed directly from Entergy Arkansas's own Arkansas Public Service Commission-filed tariff (Rate Schedule No. 71, Non-Legacy Net-Metering Service, effective 3/1/24 with Attachment A revised 3/2/26): excess generation is credited at the Company's Avoided Cost — NOT full retail rate. The exact published Avoided Cost rate: $0.0259/kWh (March 2024-February 2025), $0.0247/kWh (March 2025-February 2026), $0.0334/kWh (March 2026-February 2027), redetermined annually based on the prior calendar year's average Locational Marginal Price in the Company's MISO load zone. 'Non-Legacy' applies to customers who submitted an SIA, Facilities Agreement, or complaint after September 30, 2024; customers with interconnection documents in place by that date retain 'legacy' status under the prior (more favorable) net-metering structure instead.
Inspection steps
- The customer shall not commence Parallel Operation of the Net-Metering Facility until it has been inspected and approved by Entergy Arkansas
- The Standard Interconnection Agreement's own Certification section requires sign-off from the local Building/Electrical Code inspector (of the applicable City/County) confirming the system complies with the National Electrical Code, IEEE standards, the National Electrical Safety Code, and UL listing requirements, or a copy of the final inspection certificate may be attached in lieu of signature
Sources & confidence
Eligibility constraints
- Property types: residential
- Max system size (AC): 25 kW
- Max system size (DC): Not yet verified.
- Max thermal capacity: Not yet verified.
- Program/pathway: Non-Legacy Net-Metering Service (Arkansas Public Service Commission Rate Schedule No. 71) — for residential customers, generating capacity is capped at the lesser of 25kW or the capacity representing the customer's highest residential usage in the previous 12 months.
- Other conditions:
- Net-Metering customers may not simultaneously take service under any other alternative-source-generation, co-generation, or interruptible-service tariff.
- A Net-Metering Facility may not be modified or changed to generate more electricity than needed to offset the customer's own requirements.
- Customers whose interconnection documents (SIA, Facilities Agreement, or complaint) were in place by September 30, 2024 retain 'legacy' status under the prior net-metering credit structure instead of this Non-Legacy avoided-cost rate.
Sources & confidence
Official contacts
Official contacts
- City of Little Rock Building Codes Division, phone: 501-371-4832, email: Permits@littlerock.gov, official website
- Entergy Arkansas Customer Service Net-Metering, email: NetMetering-Arkansas@entergy.com, official website
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Official sources
Official sources
- Divisions — Planning and Development, City of Little Rock, AR (government). Accessed 2026-08-14.
- Net metering services, Entergy Arkansas, LLC (utility). Accessed 2026-08-14.
- Rate Schedule No. 71 — Non-Legacy Net-Metering Service (NLN-M), Entergy Arkansas, LLC (filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission) (utility). Accessed 2026-08-14.
Frequently Asked Questions
What utility serves solar customers in Little Rock, Arkansas?
Entergy Arkansas, LLC is the interconnection and distribution utility for Little Rock. The same utility is also listed as the default electricity generation supplier.
How long does a residential solar permit take in Little Rock?
Per Entergy Arkansas's own PSC-filed tariff: after a customer submits a Standard Interconnection Agreement (required at least 30 days before the intended interconnection date), the Company reviews the facility plans and provides written results within 30 calendar days; the same 30-calendar-day review window applies to the optional Preliminary Interconnection Site Review Request. Some supporting official material could not be independently confirmed from the full source in GridPermit's latest review. Verify the current requirement with the authority before relying on it. Only the stated upper bound is verified. The source's project scope and conditions apply.
What documents are required for a solar permit in Little Rock?
Commonly required documents include: City of Little Rock building permit application (submitted via the City's Interactive Building-Construction Permit Program portal); Separate electrical permit; Preliminary Interconnection Site Review Request, with a one-line electrical diagram; Standard Interconnection Agreement for Net-Metering Facilities, including a detailed electrical diagram and a signed rate/rules-change disclaimer form; Meter aggregation application form and affidavit; Local Building/Electrical Code inspector sign-off on the Interconnection Agreement's Certification section (or an attached copy of the final inspection certificate).
Who do I contact about solar permits in Little Rock?
City of Little Rock Building Codes Division, phone 501-371-4832, email Permits@littlerock.gov.