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District solar project delayed by utility interconnection costs and equipment lead times, vendor says
Summary
Integrity Group told the Little Rock School District that Entergy’s interconnection fee exceeded project budgets and equipment lead times will likely push array activation to late 2025; administrators said they paid the fee to secure net‑metering legacy status but are negotiating and adjusting financing assumptions.
The Little Rock School District heard an update Dec. 19 from Integrity Group on a planned solar array for a district facility, including unexpected interconnection costs and long lead times for electrical equipment that will delay the project’s activation until late 2025.
Why it matters: The project is intended to lower long‑term energy costs through an energy‑service agreement, but higher than anticipated utility upgrade fees and extended equipment delivery windows are changing near‑term cashflow expectations and the construction timeline.
What presenters said Parker Higgs of Integrity Group told the board Entergy Arkansas’ initial study produced an interconnection…
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