Data center fact sheet
Arkansas
As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 17, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 3
- 2 proposed, 1 under construction
- Planned capacity
- None published
- 0 projects publish a figure; 3 projects publish none
- Moratorium actions
- 0
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVAIO Digital Leo Little Rock, Pulaski County | Proposed | none published | AVAIO Digital Partners |
| Google West Memphis Data Center West Memphis, Crittenden County | Under construction | none published | Google (Groot LLC) |
| Little Rock Port data center Little Rock, Pulaski County | Proposed | none published | Willowbend Capital LLC (representing an unnamed company) |
Pauses and local rules
No moratorium action on record.
- Pulaski County: Ordinance 26-I-56B (high-intensity digital infrastructure) (vetoed, Sep 22, 2026)
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Sep 17, 2026 Legislators on the joint energy committee question Entergy Arkansas about the data center's effect on ratepayers and table remaining questions to next month's meeting (Google West Memphis Data Center)[1]
- Sep 16, 2026 Entergy Arkansas files a notice of dismissal of its lawsuit against the two newspapers and a central Arkansas resident (Google West Memphis Data Center)[2]
- Sep 2026 Released documents show Entergy Arkansas and Google plan to cover two-thirds of the project's cost through a monthly ratepayer increase of nearly $6 over 20 years (Google West Memphis Data Center)[1]
- Sep 2026 A federal judge denies Entergy Arkansas a temporary restraining order that would have barred the Arkansas Times and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from revealing details of its agreements with Altitude Capital LLC, the Google subsidiary setting up the data center (Google West Memphis Data Center)[2]
- Jan 12, 2026 AVAIO Digital Partners announces the AVAIO Digital Leo data center campus near Little Rock in Pulaski County (AVAIO Digital Leo)[3]
- Jan 2026 A source close to the development tells Arkansas Business that Google is the company behind the Little Rock Port project (Little Rock Port data center)[4]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- Action News 5, “Lawmakers question West Memphis data center project’s impact on Entergy ratepayers”, Sep 17, 2026. https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/09/18/lawmakers-question-west-memphis-data-center-projects-impact-entergy-ratepayers/
- Arkansas Advocate, “Entergy Arkansas drops lawsuit over newspaper’s publication of data center agreement details”, Sep 16, 2026. https://arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/16/entergy-arkansas-drops-lawsuit-over-newspapers-publication-of-data-center-agreement-details/
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission, “AVAIO Digital Announces New Large-Scale AI-Ready Data Center and Power Campus in Little Rock, Arkansas”, Jan 12, 2026. https://www.arkansasedc.com/news-events/newsroom/detail/2026/01/12/avaio-digital-announces-new-large-scale-ai-ready-data-center-and-power-campus-in-little-rock--arkansas
- Arkansas Business, “Google Is Behind $1B Data Center at Little Rock Port, Source Says”, Jan 14, 2026. https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/google-little-rock-port-data-center/
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Arkansas,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/arkansas.