Data Center Census

West Memphis, Crittenden County, AR

Google West Memphis Data Center

Also known as Project Pyramid, Groot LLC

Under constructionConstruction began October 2025; expected to take 18 to 24 months
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Google is building its first Arkansas data center in West Memphis as part of a $4 billion investment in the state through 2027. The campus is expected to have five buildings on a 1,178-acre property. Entergy Arkansas will power it, and Google will pay rates to support a new 600MW solar project with 350MW of battery storage in Jefferson County. Construction began in October 2025.

Key facts

Size & schedule

Site size1,178 acres [2]
property size; other outlets report 1,000 and 1,100 acres
Source excerpt
“The campus is expected to span five buildings across a 1,178-acre property on the south side of Bollinger Road in West Memphis, Crittenden County.”
Buildings5 [2]
Source excerpt
“The campus is expected to span five buildings across a 1,178-acre property on the south side of Bollinger Road in West Memphis, Crittenden County.”
Stated investment$4 billion [1]
investment in Arkansas through 2027
Source excerpt
“a new $4 billion investment in Arkansas through 2027”
Permanent jobs (promised)300 [3]
Source excerpt
“Expected to bring 300 jobs to the area.”
Target completion18 to 24 months from October 2025 construction start [3]
Source excerpt
“The project is expected to take 18 to 24 months to complete.”

Power

UtilityEntergy Arkansas [2]
Source excerpt
“US utility Entergy Arkansas has announced that it will power Google's planned data center in West Memphis, Arkansas.”
Power supplyEntergy Arkansas grid; Google to support a new 600MW solar project with a 350MW battery system in Jefferson County [2]
Source excerpt
“pay rates to support the construction of a new 600MW solar project, tied to a 350MW Battery Energy Storage System, located in Jefferson County, Arkansas”

Money & incentives

Tax incentives65 percent real and personal property tax abatement [5]
Source excerpt
“65 percent real and personal property tax abatement”
Payments / community benefits30-year payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) arrangement with 65 percent real and personal property tax abatement [5]
Source excerpt
“30-year Payment in Lieu of Taxes”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Timeline

  1. Google confirmed as the company behind the West Memphis project [5]

  2. Construction begins [3]

  3. Google announces its $4 billion Arkansas investment and first data center in the state [1]

Sources

  1. Google is investing in Arkansas with a new data center, energy efficiency programs and more.
    Google · Oct 2, 2025 · company
  2. Entergy Arkansas to power planned Google data center in West Memphis
    DatacenterDynamics · Oct 3, 2025 · news
  3. Google hiring for new West Memphis data center
    Action News 5 · Feb 26, 2026 · news
  4. Google announces plan to build $4 billion data center in West Memphis
    Talk Business & Politics · Oct 2, 2025 · news
  5. Google confirmed to be behind West Memphis data center project in Arkansas
    DatacenterDynamics · Sep 9, 2025 · news
  6. Reports: $10B Data Center Planned for West Memphis
    Arkansas Money & Politics · May 20, 2025 · news