Little Rock Va Hospital Solar Panels

The veterans affairs hospital in little rock has activated its solar panels ending a five year saga of mismanagement and overspending on the project.

Little rock va hospital solar panels.

Mcclellan memorial veterans hospital. Photo by benjamin krain. The solar panel system at little rock s veterans hospital has finally been turned on four years after the project began entergy arkansas cleared the way sunday for central arkansas veterans. A solar panel project at little rock s veterans hospital is four years behind schedule and expected to go 1 5 million over budget an agency watchdog entity reported wednesday.

A section of solar panels at the little rock veteran s affairs hospital is being torn down after being built only two years ago and never turned on. A section of solar panels at the little rock veteran s affairs hospital is being torn down after being built only two years ago and never turned on. According to the congressional request the solar system has never been activated and construction of a new parking garage resulted in disassembling and relocating a number of solar panels previously installed. On monday some of arkansas congressional delegation called for an investigation to make sure it doesn t.

4300 west 7th street little rock ar 72205 501 257 1000 directions. The panels are being taken down for the construction of a parking garage. Kthv solar panels paid for and installed through federal grant money at the little rock va have sat unplugged for years. Channel 7 news obtained video of some of the panels being torn down last week.

Department of veterans affairs missed its project deadline by four years and exceeded its budget by 1 5 million prompting a nationwide review of similar projects at va facilities. Mcclellan memorial veterans hospital little rock ar little rock.