Data centers in Arkansas

2 data centers and projects on our map in Arkansas, including 1 project we track in detail. Each one links to its source. Below: where they are by county, the projects in the news, and the latest reporting from both sides.

1existing and up and running 1under construction 0proposed 0blocked, paused or withdrawn

See Arkansas on the map. Existing facilities come from OpenStreetMap, a community-maintained public map that is incomplete; proposed, under construction and blocked projects are tracked one by one from news, filings and official records.

Projects in the news

Under construction Broke ground 2026, first contracted capacity due 2027

AVAIO Digital Leo

Little Rock, Pulaski County · Operator: AVAIO Digital

150 MW · $6 billion · announced 2026-01-12

A multi phase campus on about 760 acres in Pulaski County with a first phase reported at 6 billion dollars and a full build out that could exceed 21 billion dollars. Arkansas has no large existing data center cluster, so the load is new to the state grid, and the developer is contracted with Entergy Arkansas for 150 megawatts with up to a gigawatt anticipated later.

Issues raised: power, water, transmission, jobs

Source: Arkansas Economic Development Commission, 2026-01-12 · On the map

By county

Pulaski County 1 on the map
AVAIO Digital Leo

Latest news from Arkansas

Supports the case against policy September 22, 2026

Pulaski County, Arkansas passes ordinance treating data centers as heavy industrial

The Pulaski County Quorum Court voted 11 to 4 on September 22 to classify large data centers as heavy industrial land uses that require conditional use permits, with rules on noise, fire safety, and water. Unlike the county's May moratorium, the new ordinance does not grandfather AVAIO Digital's planned 6 billion dollar Wrightsville project, setting up a possible vested rights fight. Judge Barry Hyde has seven days to veto.

Arkansas Times Siting, zoning and standards Local opposition and consent

Check it: Watch for the county judge's veto or signature and any AVAIO legal challenge over vested rights.

Weighing it up

For the arguments behind these fights, see the case for data centers, the case against, and the questions people ask, each answered from both sides.