Entergy, NextEra Energy Resources commission 81-MW Arkansas solar project

State and local leaders joined executives from NextEra Energy Resources and Entergy Arkansas this morning to celebrate the commissioning of Arkansas’ largest universal solar energy project the Stuttgart Solar Energy Center. “Solar energy is good for Arkansans and good for our economy,” said Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. “Arkansas has many great natural resources. It’s wonderful we are now also utilizing the sun to provide clean energy to the state and drive our economy forward.” The Stuttgart Solar Energy Center spans 475 acres, approximately seven miles southeast of Stuttgart, Arkansas. Construction lasted eight months and generated a significant economic boost to Arkansas County and the state by creating hundreds of construction jobs and stimulating the purchase of regional goods and services from more than a dozen local vendors.