Solar Panel Cost & Installation Data in Arkansas
Observed Records
117
Reported Capacity
1 MW
Observed Avg Cost
$6.25/W
Median: $6.12/W
Dataset Rank
#27
88% residential
12.32¢
Residential Rate (EIA 2024)
4.4h
Peak Sun Hours/Day
36.7 yrs
Est. Payback Period
$1,174
Est. Annual Savings
Environmental & Community Impact
- CO₂ Offset/Year
- 894 tons
- CO₂ Offset/System/Year
- 6.3 tons
- Installations per 10K Residents
- 0.4
- State Population
- 3,018,669
- Est. Annual Production/System
- 9,530 kWh
Estimates use average system size, a 4.4h/day state solar-resource proxy and a 14% system-loss assumption. Payback excludes financing and incentives. Context sources: NREL, EIA and EPA eGRID (0.709 metric tons CO₂/MWh).
System Overview
- Avg System Size
- 6.9 kW
- Third-Party Owned
- 0.9%
Cost Trend ($/W)
Avg Cost per Watt
Installation Growth (Last 5 Years)
112009
54542010
50502011
Installer Names in the Source Records
| Installer | Observed Records |
|---|---|
| noMatch | 33 |
| Liberty Solar | 21 |
| Rocky Grove Sun Company | 17 |
| -1 | 13 |
| Sun | 12 |
| [{'Sun City Solar'}] | 7 |
| Self | 6 |
| Gts Pv | 2 |
| [{'Stitt Energy Systems'}] | 2 |
| Solar | 1 |
Panel Brands in the Source Records
| Brand | Observed Records |
|---|---|
| Sharp | 35 |
| Kyocera Solar | 17 |
| REC Solar | 15 |
| CSI Solar Co., Ltd. | 13 |
| Evergreen Solar | 6 |
| Trina Solar | 4 |
| BP Solar | 4 |
| Suntech Power | 3 |
| -1 | 3 |
| SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD OF PANASONIC GROUP | 3 |
Arkansas Solar Incentives
State-program snapshot
Is Solar Worth It in Arkansas?
Modeled homeowner analysis
Primary dataset: LBNL Tracking the Sun 2024 release. Counts represent records in the source release, not a complete statewide census.