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Conway & Faulkner County

Solar Installation in Conway, Arkansas Built Around the Conway Corp Meter

Conway is one of the only cities in Arkansas where the dominant electric utility is the city itself. Delta Solar plans Conway and Faulkner County projects around that fact, with Conway Corp rate analysis, careful Entergy and cooperative modeling for surrounding areas, and a service plan that does not end at commissioning.

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Conway solar starts with knowing which utility is on the pole.

Inside the City of Conway, almost every meter belongs to Conway Corporation, the municipal utility that also handles water, sewer, and broadband. Conway Corp sets its own electric rate structure and its own net-metering policy, and those rules are not the same as Entergy Arkansas. A solar proposal that copies central Arkansas Entergy assumptions and pastes them onto a Conway address will almost always misstate the bill impact, sometimes by a meaningful amount. Getting the utility right is the first job, not a footnote.

Beyond the city limits, Faulkner County looks very different. Entergy Arkansas serves a wide ring of homes and businesses outside the Conway Corp territory, First Electric Cooperative covers much of the rural county, and Petit Jean Electric Cooperative reaches the west and north edges around Damascus, Mount Vernon, and Guy. Delta Solar plans each Conway-area project around the actual utility on the meter, the actual roof or ground site, and the actual usage pattern shown on twelve months of bills.

What Conway Customers Get From Delta Solar

  • Bill analysis built specifically around Conway Corp residential and commercial rate schedules and the municipal net-metering policy, not Entergy assumptions
  • Separate modeling for Faulkner County addresses served by Entergy Arkansas, First Electric Cooperative, or Petit Jean Electric Cooperative
  • Site visits that account for Conway's mix of older near-campus homes, postwar Centennial Valley housing, and newer subdivisions on the east and north sides of town
  • Permit handling through the City of Conway, plus the separate processes used by Mayflower, Vilonia, Greenbrier, and unincorporated Faulkner County
  • Commercial work for the Dave Ward Drive and Oak Street corridors, where retail, office, and light industrial buildings have load profiles worth modeling on their own
  • In-house service after the system is energized: inverter support, monitoring fixes, production checks, and storm-damage assessments without a third-party call center

Delta Solar Services Available in Conway

From new installations to inspections and post-storm service, here is the full range of what our team handles for Conway and Faulkner County.

Commercial Solar

Rooftop, ground-mount, and carport solar for Conway businesses along Dave Ward Drive and Oak Street, plus offices and light industrial sites across Faulkner County.

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Residential Solar

Right-sized home solar for Conway neighborhoods, modeled against the Conway Corp rate or the correct Entergy or cooperative schedule for the address.

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Solar Service & Maintenance

Diagnostics, inverter replacement, and monitoring repair for existing systems in Conway and Faulkner County, including stranded systems whose installer is no longer active.

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Home Solar Inspections

Pre-purchase solar inspections for Conway buyers, sellers, and agents working homes in the UCA, Hendrix, Centennial Valley, and Tucker Creek areas.

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Roof Replacement Service

Panel removal and reset coordination when a Conway-area roof needs to be replaced under an existing solar array.

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Solar in Conway: What's Specific

Conway sits about thirty minutes northwest of Little Rock and shares a similar sun resource, with hot, humid summers that drive heavy afternoon air conditioning loads and mild winters that keep electric heating modest for most well-insulated homes. The terrain is flat to gently rolling, so most roofs and ground sites have fewer shading surprises than ridge-and-valley parts of the state, although mature trees in the older neighborhoods near UCA, Hendrix, and downtown still need a careful walk before a system is sized.

Inside the city, permits go through the City of Conway, and electrical inspection is coordinated locally. Interconnection, however, depends on the utility on the meter: Conway Corp handles its own service territory under municipal rules, Entergy Arkansas runs the Arkansas Public Service Commission process for areas it serves, and First Electric and Petit Jean each handle interconnection for their members on their own terms. Mayflower, Vilonia, Greenbrier, and outlying Faulkner County jurisdictions each have their own permit offices and timelines, which we manage as part of every project.

Local Utilities We Work With

  • Conway Corporation

    Municipal utility serving almost the entire City of Conway with electricity, water, sewer, and broadband. Conway Corp has its own electric rate structure and its own net-metering policy, separate from Entergy Arkansas. We model Conway Corp accounts against their actual rate and export treatment rather than copying assumptions from a Pulaski County Entergy quote.

  • Entergy Arkansas

    Investor-owned utility serving portions of Faulkner County outside the Conway Corp service territory, including parts of Mayflower, areas along the I-40 corridor, and pockets near the county edges. Standard Arkansas Public Service Commission interconnection rules apply, and net-metering treatment is modeled against the specific rate schedule.

  • First Electric Cooperative

    Member-owned cooperative serving much of rural Faulkner County, including stretches around Vilonia, Greenbrier, and Wooster. Cooperative interconnection paperwork and rate treatment differ from investor-owned utilities and need to be handled on their own terms.

  • Petit Jean Electric Cooperative

    Cooperative serving northern and western Faulkner County reaches, including the Damascus area (which straddles the Faulkner and Van Buren county line) and Guy. Members on this utility should expect a different application process and rate review than Conway Corp or Entergy accounts.

Conway Corp net metering is its own conversation.

Because Conway Corporation is a municipal utility, its net-metering policy and electric rate structure are set locally and do not track Entergy Arkansas. That means the way export credits are applied, the way bills change after a system is energized, and the way larger commercial projects are reviewed all need to be checked against Conway Corp's current terms. We pull the actual Conway Corp bill, confirm the rate schedule, and run the financial model against that schedule before quoting a system. Skipping that step is the most common reason a Conway proposal looks better on paper than it performs in real life.

Faulkner County is bigger than the city limits.

Step outside Conway Corp territory and the utility picture changes fast. A home in Vilonia or Greenbrier may be on First Electric, a property near Damascus or Guy may be on Petit Jean Electric, and addresses along the I-40 corridor toward Mayflower can fall on Entergy. Each of those utilities runs its own application, its own interconnection review, and its own rate treatment. We confirm the meter first and design the project around that utility rather than treating the county as one block.

A growing city means a growing service base.

Conway is one of the fastest-growing cities in Arkansas, with strong residential expansion on the north and east sides and steady commercial development along Dave Ward Drive and Oak Street. That growth has produced a meaningful installed base of solar systems, some five to ten years old, and some installed by companies that are no longer around. Our service division works on those systems too, including monitoring resets, inverter swaps, and production diagnostics for Conway and Faulkner County owners.

Service Area in Conway, Faulkner County, and the I-40 Commute Orbit

Our crews work across the City of Conway and the surrounding Faulkner County communities, plus nearby Pulaski County (Maumelle) and Conway County (Morrilton) cities in the I-40 commute orbit.

Downtown ConwayUCA AreaHendrix AreaCentennial ValleyTucker CreekEast ConwayMayflowerViloniaGreenbrierDamascusMount VernonWoosterGuyMaumelleMorrilton
FAQs

Common Questions

How does Conway Corp handle net metering for new solar systems?

Conway Corporation is a municipal utility, so it sets its own net-metering rules and rate structure independent of Entergy Arkansas. The way export credits, rate riders, and any applicable fees are treated can change over time, so we review the current Conway Corp policy and your actual bill before recommending a system size. A system that is right for an Entergy customer is not automatically right for a Conway Corp customer.

I live in Faulkner County but not in Conway. Which utility serves me?

It depends on the exact address. Conway Corp covers almost all of the City of Conway, Entergy Arkansas serves portions of Faulkner County outside that footprint, First Electric Cooperative covers much of the rural county, and Petit Jean Electric Cooperative reaches the west and north edges. We confirm the utility on the meter before doing any financial modeling, since each one has different interconnection rules and rate treatment.

Conway is growing quickly. Does that affect permitting or interconnection timelines?

It can. The City of Conway has been active on residential and commercial permitting, and timelines move with workload. We handle plan review, electrical inspection coordination, and the utility interconnection paperwork as part of the project, whether the meter belongs to Conway Corp, Entergy, First Electric, or Petit Jean. The outlying jurisdictions like Mayflower, Vilonia, and Greenbrier run their own permit offices, which we manage on their own timelines.

Will Delta Solar service a system in Conway that another company installed?

Yes. Our service division handles existing systems across Conway and Faulkner County, including systems from installers who are no longer active. We can review available documentation, inspect the equipment, restore monitoring where possible, and recommend practical repairs or inverter replacement based on what the diagnostics show.

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