The newest solar generation source in the Entergy Arkansas portfolio of renewable resources is online and pumping power onto the electric grid, officials recently announced. The Searcy Solar Energy Center is among the first in the state to include battery storage and can store 30 megawatts to provide power rain or shine.Searcy Solar is one of three plants producing solar power for Entergy Arkansas customers, adding 100 megawatts to the previous 181 megawatts already online. It joins Stuttgart Solar, an 81-megawatts facility, and Chicot Solar at Lake Village, a 100-megawatt facility, both of which are under long-term contracts between Entergy Arkansas and subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources. These solar energy resources are projected to save…
