Little Rock Va Hospital Solar Panels

Two years after being completed 8 million worth of solar panels at a little rock ark veterans affairs hospital have never been turned on and now the hospital is tearing down some of the panels.

Little rock va hospital solar panels. 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. 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. 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.

Photo by benjamin krain. Mcclellan memorial veterans hospital little rock ar little rock. 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. 2200 fort roots drive north little rock ar 72114 501 257 1000 directions.

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. Channel 7 news obtained video of some of the panels being torn down last week. The veterans affairs hospital in little rock has activated its solar panels ending a five year saga of mismanagement and overspending on the project.

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. The panels are being taken down for the construction of a parking garage.