Data center profile · South of Bollinger Road, West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas

Google West Memphis (Project Pyramid)

Google's $4B, five-building campus in West Memphis, Arkansas, under construction since Oct. 2025, with an approved Entergy contract for up to 600 MW (press).

Under construction. Google broke ground on Oct. 2, 2025. Regulators approved the power contract in Dec. 2025 and the state air permit issued in Jan. 2026. Initial service is due Feb. 2027; the dedicated solar plant is not due until late 2028.
The campus, Satellite image, Dec. 30, 2025
600 MW
maximum contract demand by Oct. 2029 (press)
from released contract records; 480 MW minimum; the public order is redacted
$4B
announced investment through 2027
a city bond package allows up to $10B of investment
238
backup diesel or renewable-diesel engines permitted
state air permit valid to Jan. 2031
Feb. 2027
initial service starts, at 40 MW (press)
ramps over about 30 months
OperatorGoogle (site held through Groot LLC)
CustomerGoogle (owner-occupied)
Planned IT capacity480 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company or utility power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2027 (range 2026 to 2027); company says 2027.
Next deadlineFeb. 2027: Initial electric service begins at 40 MW minimum demand, per released contract records (press)
From orbit

The site from above

Satellite overview1
Satellite image, Dec. 30, 2025. Pin: Google West Memphis site, all farmland, pre-construction baseline.
From orbit

Google West Memphis site

Satellite views of the same ground on March 11, 2025 and Dec. 30, 2025. Drag to compare.

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◀ Satellite image, March 11, 2025Satellite image, Dec. 30, 2025 ▶
From orbit

The latest view

Latest clear view, Oct. 11, 2026. It comes from a lower-resolution satellite (10 m pixels), so buildings show as blocks of color, not detail. What we count on the Oct. 11, 2026 image:

The latest view
Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 11, 2026
Power

Power and the grid

600 MW contracted

Entergy Arkansas grid service (special rate contract)Contracted, approved Dec. 4, 2025
600 MW
600 MW maximum and 480 MW minimum contract demand by Oct. 2029 (press, from released records); 20-year term; interconnects to Entergy's 500 kV grid through a new Galet substation State agency · Oct. 2026
Contracted
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)
Related generation and energy contracts (context, not added to campus supply)

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Sept. 5, 2025
    Power contract filed
    Entergy Arkansas asks the state commission to approve a long-term contract with Google and a new solar plant to support it. State agency · Oct. 2026
  2. Dec. 4, 2025
    Contract approved without changes
    Commission Order No. 9 approves the contract; it denies Entergy's proposed accounting for Google's accelerated payments. see Permits
  3. March 3, 2026
    Solar plant certificated
    The commission grants the certificate for Cypress Solar with benchmark costs and an independent monitor. see Permits
  4. Feb. 2027
    Initial service
    Service starts at 40 MW and ramps toward 600 MW by Oct. 2029 (press). News report · Oct. 2026
  5. Dec. 2028
    Cypress Solar in service
    Entergy buys market power to serve the campus until the plant is in service in late 2028 (press). News report · Oct. 2026

Grid upgrades

What the grid is building for this load: the asset, its cost, who pays and when it is due to be energized. An upgrade may serve a later phase, not the first building.

Related grid records in the area

What is next door

campus1.28 km · gas pipeline1.38 km · 345 kV+ line2.67 km · 345 kV+ substationcampus1.28 km · gas pipeline1.38 km · 345 kV+ line2.67 km · 345 kV+ substation

Distances from mapped lines and plants. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026

Permits

Permits checklist

1 pending · 5 granted

Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what the record shows.

Risks

What could slow it down

Lawsuits

1 case on record

Money

Money on record

$4B
announced Google investment
Arkansas's largest single-company investment; city package allows up to $10B News report · Oct. 2026
$443M plus $83M a year
minimum payments to Entergy over 20 years
about $2.1B in all by Entergy's own arithmetic (press, released records) Company · Oct. 2026
$526M
Google's payment toward the $1.6B Cypress Solar plant
plus $190M for transmission (press) News report · Oct. 2026
65%
property tax abatement for 30 years
payments in lieu of taxes, at least 50 new jobs required (press) News report · Oct. 2026
$25M
Energy Impact Fund for the county
announced with the project News report · Oct. 2026
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Nov. 2024
    Site Land is assembled under Groot LLC after a 2024 precursor proposal by an affiliate (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  2. May 15, 2025
    Permits West Memphis council approves the development agreements and a 30-year tax package with Groot LLC News report · Oct. 2026
  3. Sept. 5, 2025
    Power Entergy files the Google power contract and the Cypress Solar certificate request the same day State agency · Oct. 2026
  4. Oct. 2, 2025
    Site Google and Entergy announce the $4B campus at a groundbreaking News report · Oct. 2026
  5. Nov. 17, 2025
    Permits Commission holds the hearing on the power contract after denying a motion to cancel it State agency · Oct. 2026
  6. Dec. 4, 2025
    Power Commission approves the Google power contract without modification State agency · Oct. 2026
  7. Jan. 5, 2026
    Permits State issues the air permit for 238 emergency engines and 60 cooling towers State agency · Jan. 2026
  8. March 3, 2026
    Power Commission certificates the Cypress Solar plant Company · Oct. 2026
  9. Aug. 31, 2026
    Money Released state records show Google's minimum payments and demand schedule, reported by a newspaper News report · Oct. 2026
  10. Sept. 1, 2026
    Site Entergy sues two newspapers to block publication; a restraining order is denied Sept. 2 News report · Oct. 2026
  11. Sept. 21, 2026
    Site West Memphis's mayor reports about 4,000 construction workers connected to the project News report · Oct. 2026
  12. Feb. 2027
    Power Initial electric service scheduled to begin at 40 MW News report · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since March 2025: 6 FAA filings (Feb. 2026 to Oct. 2026): tallest crane 250 ft (Aug. 2026); 4 satellite captures.

FAA filings
Satellite
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 3. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

5 buildings
on a property reported at 1,178 acres, with a 580-acre campus (press)
News report · Oct. 2026
60 cooling towers
permitted by the state air permit
State agency · Jan. 2026
500 kV
interconnection to Entergy's grid, with a new Galet substation
State agency · Oct. 2026
300 to 400 jobs
permanent when operating, expected; the city filing says about 50
News report · Oct. 2026
4,000 workers
on the construction site, Sept. 2026 (press)
News report · Oct. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Developer and owners
  • Google (Alphabet): owner-occupier; contract party shown as Attitude Capital, LLC
  • Groot LLC: site holder and counterparty to the city
  • Spark Innovations LLC: earlier affiliate on the 2024 proposal (press)
Decision-makers
  • Arkansas Public Service Commission: approved the contract
  • West Memphis City Council: tax package and bonds
  • Arkansas DEQ: air permit
Power
  • Entergy Arkansas: utility
  • Plum Bayou Solar (Orion Renewable Energy Group and Eolian): Cypress Solar developer
  • Wanzek Construction: solar installer
Not the campus supplier
  • West Memphis Utilities: low-voltage services only
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

199 records from 31 documents

Drawn from news reports, state agency records, company statements, securities filings, public and commercial datasets, satellite captures and utility regulator dockets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 18State agency 5Company 4SEC filing 3Dataset 2Satellite 1Utility regulator 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (39)
  • Utility: Entergy Arkansas, LLC
    “the Agreement for Electric Service (Agreement or SRC) between Entergy Arkansas, LLC (EAL or the Company), and Attitude Capital, LLC”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Grid operator: MISO
    “develop a portfolio of solar and battery storage projects throughout Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) South”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Interconnect voltage: 500 kV
    “the Google data center will be interconnected to EALs high voltage 500 kV grid, ensuring reliable electric service to Google and all other EAL ratepayers”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Service substation: Galet Substation (new) plus related transmission system upgrades
    “including the new Galet Substation and other related transmission system upgrades”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Power plan: utility special rate contract (SRC) - grid supply, no on-site generation
    “the Arkansas Public Service Commission (Commission) approves, without modification, as being consistent with the public interest, the Agreement for Electric Service”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “the entire Agreement and vast portions of the record in this Docket have been redacted by EAL under an Interim Protection Order”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “Cypress Solar is a 600 MW AC solar PV electric generation facility and 350 MW AC BESS to be constructed on approximately 3,000 acres of land in Jefferson County, Arkansas”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Rate framework: Act 373 of 2025 (Generating Arkansas Jobs Act, GAJA), Ark. Code Ann. 23-4-1301 et seq.; SRC approved under Promotional Practices Rules, 23 CAR pt. 460 (23 CAR 460-104)
    “a long-term SRC with Google under the Commissions Rules and Regulations Governing Promotional Practices of Electric and Gas Public Utilities (PPRs)”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Supply resource: Cypress Solar (Entergy Arkansas, LLC): 600 MW AC solar PV + 350 MW AC battery storage, Jefferson County AR; CECPN approved March 3, 2026; expected in service late Q4 2028
    “Cypress Solar is a 600 MW AC solar PV electric generation facility and 350 MW AC BESS to be constructed on approximately 3,000 acres of land in Jefferson County, Arkansas”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Jurisdiction note: Power contract and generation CECPN sit with the APSC (state); land use and PILOT/bonds sit with the City of West Memphis under Act 9 of 1960; wetlands plan filed with USACE Memphis District; no county
    “the Arkansas Public Service Commission (Commission) approves, without modification, as being consistent with the public interest, the Agreement for Electric Service”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • They are different quantities that happen to match; do not merge, and do not book Cypress as on-site generation
    “Cypress Solar is a 600 MW AC solar PV electric generation facility and 350 MW AC BESS to be constructed on approximately 3,000 acres of land in Jefferson County, Arkansas”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Generator fleet backup: 238 diesel / hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel-fired emergency engines permitted (SN-01 through SN-05): SN-01 group of 232 Tier 2 engines powering emergency generators, plus 2 (SN-02), 2 fire
    “The facility is permitted to operate up to 238 diesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel-fired emergency engines (SN-01 through SN-05).”
    State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Generator fleet sn01: SN-01 consists of 232 individual Tier 2 engines powering emergency generators; engines may burn diesel or HVO
    “SN-01 consists of 232 individual Tier 2 engines powering emergency generators. The engines can use diesel fuel or hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).”
    State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Interconnection status: Contracted - APSC approved the Entergy Arkansas / Google Agreement for Electric Service on Dec 4, 2025 (Docket No. 25-055-P, Order No. 9); campus under construction in West Memphis, interconnected
    “Mr. Palmer testifies that the Google data center will be interconnected to EAL's high voltage 500 kV grid, ensuring reliable electric service to Google and all other EAL ratepayers.”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • large load interconnection request: special rate customer contract (Agreement for Electric Service) approved without modification
    “the Arkansas Public Service Commission (Commission) approves, without modification, as being consistent with the public interest, the Agreement for Electric Service (Agreement or SRC) between Entergy Arkansas, LLC (EAL or the Company), and Attitude Capital, LLC”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • utility large-load plan / contract filing: Application filed September 5, 2025 (certificate of environmental compatibility and public need, Arkansas Cypress Solar); APSC staff and Arkansas Attorney General filed responsi
    “a planned 600 MW solar photovoltaic array with a 350 MW battery energy storage system and associated transmission facilities interconnecting at Entergy Arkansas's White Bluff substation”
    Company · Sept. 2025 · grade A
  • Grid upgrade due to be energized by: 2028
    “Pending approval, the expansion project's expected in-service date is in 2028.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Phase-2 transmission for this campus: expansion of the Galet substation near West Memphis plus two new 230 kV transmission lines, covered by Google under a new contract (the ~$600M package also includes battery storage a
    “Expansion of the Galet substation near West Memphis and construction of two new 230 kV transmission lines to serve the expanded data center campus.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 1.38 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 2.67 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest gas pipeline: 1.28 km (, Enable Gas Transmission)
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Filing record: No MW figure in any Alphabet or Entergy SEC filing; the 600 MW maximum contract demand lives in the APSC application, not in EDGAR
    “No SEC filing states a campus MW figure for this campus”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Transmission signal FAA: Entergy 'Golf' 500 kV line structures and construction cranes determined Feb 23, 2026 at approx 35.1099,-90.2142 (immediately east of the campus), plus an 18-point 'L-800' crane/utility-pole arra
    “ASN 2026-ASW-1754-OE: Entergy Golf - 500kV, 150 ft, 35.10984064,-90.21421593, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 02/23/2026”
    FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA OE/AAA obstruction determinations (cranes and utility poles): Determined - No Hazard (cranes); Studying (utility poles)
    “L-800 series: 36 OE/AAA cases submitted 10/13/2026 at 35.09879167..35.10898417, -90.21623111..-90.21407083”
    FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Cypress Solar (Jefferson County, AR): 600 MW solar + 350 MW battery built by Entergy Arkansas to serve this campus under the special rate contract; APSC approved its certificate of environmental compatibility and public
    “The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved Entergy Arkansas's application for a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for construction and related findings and approvals of Cypress Solar project (docket 25-054-U)”
    Company · March 2026 · grade B
  • Power contract status: APSC special rate contract APPROVED Dec 2025
    “In December 2025 the APSC issued an order approving the special rate contract but denying the request for a prudency review of the Arkansas Cypress Solar facility”
    SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 600 MW
    “the massive data center campus under construction in West Memphis could eventually draw a maximum demand of 600 megawatts”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Name: Google West Memphis data center
    “Entergy Arkansas announced it will power Googles planned $4 billion technology investment in Arkansas”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility service: 600 MW
    “Google ramping to 600MW maximum demand by October 2029”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • First power: Feb. 2027
    “Initial service begins February 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Contract full ramp date: Oct. 2029
    “Google ramping to 600MW maximum demand by October 2029”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Current target date: not stated
    “Google ramping to 600MW maximum demand by October 2029”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Announced: Oct. 2, 2025
    “Today at a joint community celebration with state and local leaders, Entergy Arkansas announced it will power Googles planned $4 billion technology investment in Arkansas”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Municipal utility role: West Memphis Utilities is NOT the campus power provider; its role is limited to low-voltage ancillary services
    “Entergy Arkansas... not West Memphis Utilities... holds the power service agreement for the facility”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Until Cypress Solar completes (late 2028), Entergy Arkansas buys market power to serve the campus ramp, which begins Feb 2027 - a 22-month bridge on market purchases
    “Utility must purchase additional market electricity through 2028”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Entergys 2026 GAJA rider update filing (covering Ironwood, Jefferson Power Station and Cypress Solar) estimated a $5.77/month (approx 4.17%) increase for a typical 1,000 kWh residential customer
    “the 2026 Generating Arkansas Jobs Act rider update would result in an estimated $5.77 monthly increase (approximately 4.17%)”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • West Memphis Utility Commission (Oct 2025) authorized a 1,500 MW combined-cycle plant funded primarily by AECC (target 2031), a RERRA load-deficiency filing, and a NextEra needs study - city-side grid context, NOT campus
    “the Commission authorized a 1,500-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas generation plant, with a target completion date of 2031”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility: Entergy Arkansas - special rate contract approved by the Arkansas PSC in December 2025 (20-year term)
    “In December, the Public Service Commission approved a special rate contract between Entergy and Google for the West Memphis site”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Power supply: Off-site dedicated supply: Cypress Solar, a 600 MW solar field plus 350 MW battery storage in Jefferson County, built by Entergy Arkansas under the PSC-approved special rate contract; Google contributes $52
    “will be bolstered by a new 600-megawatt solar project, backed by a 350-megawatt battery storage system that will be located in Jefferson County, Arkansas”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (40)
  • Net benefits claimed: 1100000000 USD
    “The Application states that the Project has $1.1 billion in net benefits subject to the achievement of certain milestones”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Cost recovery rider: Rate Schedule No. 73 - Strategic Investment Recovery Rider, renamed Generating Arkansas Jobs Act (GAJA) Rider
    “the name of EALs Rate Schedule No. 73 will be changed from Strategic Investment Recovery Rider to Generating Arkansas Jobs Act Rider”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): approval Approved without modification as consistent with the public interest under the Promotional Practices Rules (23 CAR 460-104)
    “the Commission approves, without modification, the Agreement filed as EALs Exhibit A to its Application as being consistent with the public interest”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): condition precedent Agreement effective upon Commission approval without material modification; approval granted without modification by Order No. 9
    “the Arkansas Public Service Commission (Commission) approves, without modification, as being consistent with the public interest, the Agreement for Electric Service”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): minimum billing Minimum monthly bill obligation begins BEFORE service: for Oct 2025 through Jan 2027 the minimum bill is an agreed ratable contribution toward Cypre
    “for the period October 2025 through January 2027, Googles minimum bill is an agreed ratable contribution toward the payments discussed previously”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): ciac transmission Google pays a CIAC for 100 percent of the costs of the incremental transmission facilities needed to serve the Project (new Galet Substation and r
    “Google will financially support the development and operation of these transmission system upgrades with periodic CIAC payments in advance of EALs provision of service to Google”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): termination Termination fee with credit support (Agreement para. 25 and Exhibit C); applies only in specified instances (redacted). If the fee becomes applicable, E
    “in the event the termination fee becomes applicable, EAL expects to receive sufficient funds to ensure that all other EAL customers are protected”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): curtailment Priority curtailment: for a specified period before EAL completes construction of planned resources, a portion of Project load is curtailable before oth
    “the Agreement affords flexibility to treat a portion of the load of the Project as curtailable before other firm load is curtailed”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): power quality Google load must comply with the Flicker and Harmonics Operational Agreement (Agreement para. 10, Exhibit D)
    “comply with the power quality standards set forth in a Flicker and Harmonics Operational Agreement”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): environmental attributes Environmental attributes from Cypress Solar are allocated to Google and retired on its behalf in proportion to its contributions (Agreement
    “the environmental attributes from Cypress Solar to Google, with those attributes retired on its behalf in proportion to its contributions. Agreement at 32-35, para. 22”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): cost recovery ruling Commission DENIED EALs proposed ratemaking treatment of the accelerated payments as non-CIAC other forms of payment with short amortization; EA
    “EAL is ordered to file a proposed ratemaking treatment within thirty (30) days of this Order that treats the payments as CIAC”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • asset purchase agreement (Cypress Solar): scope EAL will purchase Cypress Solar pursuant to an APA (highly sensitive EAL Direct Exhibit RJF-1): 600 MW AC solar PV + 350 MW AC BESS on approx 3,000 acres in Jefferson Count
    “Cypress Solar is a greenfield project that was developed by Plum Bayou Solar LLC (Developer) for EAL as a potential self-build resource and that EAL will purchase pursuant to an APA”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • asset purchase agreement (Cypress Solar): delivery date Cypress Solar expected in service by the late fourth quarter of 2028; solar panels have an estimated initial operational life of 30 years, batteries 20 years
    “Cypress Solar is expected to be in service by the late fourth quarter of 2028”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • asset purchase agreement (Cypress Solar): epc EPC contract with Wanzek Construction, Inc. for installation services; owner-supplied solar modules selected through a separate competitive RFP; EPC contractor also selected
    “EAL will procure the solar panel modules and will enter into an EPC contract with Wanzek Construction, Inc. (Wanzek or the EPC Contractor) for installation services”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • APSC Order No. 9 approves the SRC without modification (redacted public version); EALs non-CIAC ratemaking treatment denied in the same order
    “the Commission approves, without modification, the Agreement filed as EALs Exhibit A to its Application as being consistent with the public interest”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • SEC contract counterparty: Altitude, LLC (subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc.)
    “In September 2025, Entergy Arkansas filed an application with the APSC seeking approval of a long-term special rate contract between Altitude, LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc. (Google) and Entergy Arkansas”
    SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): minimum billing amount USD 443M in accelerated payments plus USD 83M minimum annually; approx USD 2.103B over the 20-year term (Entergy figure) USD
    “Using the figures published in the article - $443 million plus $83 million minimum annually over 20 years - the total would be approximately $2.103 billion”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): guaranty Parent guaranty and guarantees support the contract (incl. transmission milestone payments, as reported from the released contract); Entergy confirms guara
    “Googles contract includes termination penalties and guarantees designed to protect other customers”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Construction stage: building - announced October 2, 2025 ($4B, described as Arkansas's largest single-company investment); described to Arkansas lawmakers in 2026 as one of two hyperscale data centers currently under con
    “Two hyperscale data centers are currently under construction in Arkansas, located in Clarksville and West Memphis”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Tenant: Google
    “Were thrilled to confirm plans to build a data center campus in West Memphis, Arkansas”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Tenant status: owner-occupied
    “Were thrilled to confirm plans to build a data center campus in West Memphis, Arkansas”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Groundbreaking date: Oct. 2, 2025
    “Google formally broke ground on its $4 billion hyperscale campus in West Memphis, Arkansas, marking the companys first data center in the state”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Capital cost announced: 4000000000 USD
    “Googles planned $4 billion technology investment in Arkansas”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Capital cost full build potential: 10000000000 USD
    “The agreement outlines a $10 billion investment with the potential for up to $50 billion in personal property tax abatements”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Energy impact fund: 25000000 USD
    “a $25 million Energy Impact Fund to scale and accelerate energy affordability initiatives in Crittenden County and the surrounding area”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Jobs pilot filing: 50 jobs
    “the West Memphis city council approved a 30-year Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) arrangement with Groot, which stated that around 50 high-quality jobs would be created”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Contract term: 20-year initial term; automatic renewal in 3-year periods
    “20-year contract with automatic three-year renewals”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): demand schedule Service begins Feb 2027 at 40 MW minimum demand, ramping over 30+ months to 480 MW minimum / 600 MW maximum contract demand by Oct 2,029 MW
    “Google ramping to 600MW maximum demand by October 2029”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • special rate contract (Agreement for Electric Service): termination amount Termination liability reported at approx USD 2B over the first 13 years of the term (breach scenario, per released APSC records as reported) USD
    “Managing $2B termination penalty provisions”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • PILOT / industrial development bonds (Act 9 of 1960): abatement 65 percent abatement of real and personal property taxes for 30 years; state-law floor requires PILOT payments of at least 35 percent of taxes otherwise due
    “Google was granted a 65 percent real and personal property tax abatement”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • PILOT / industrial development bonds (Act 9 of 1960): bond authorization Up to USD 60B of industrial development revenue bonds over 30 years (USD 10B real property + USD 50B personal property) issued under Act 9 of 1960;
    “The West Memphis City Council approved a maximum of 60 billion dollars in industrial development revenue bonds over 30 years”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • PILOT / industrial development bonds (Act 9 of 1960): scope Covers the initial USD 1B, 900,000 sq ft data center; extendable up to USD 10B of investment if economic, business, and market conditions exist USD
    “The PILOT deal covers the construction of a $1 billion, 900,000 sq ft data center, but can be extended up to $10bn”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • PILOT / industrial development bonds (Act 9 of 1960): condition PILOT conditioned on at least 50 new jobs
    “the city council signed off on a 30-year Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement, as long as the company delivers at least 50 new jobs”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • PILOT / industrial development bonds (Act 9 of 1960): termination finding FINDING: termination/cancellation provisions of the PILOT and bond instruments were not located in any public source; the ordinance numbers themse
    “The bonds were issued under Act 9 of 1960”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • memorandum of understanding / development and supplier agreements: scope MOU, development agreement and supplier agreement approved together with the PILOT package on May 15, 2025
    “On May 15, the West Memphis City Council approved a memorandum of understanding, development and supplier agreement, and a PILOT incentive deal with Groot LLC”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • asset purchase agreement (Cypress Solar): payment support Google pays USD 526M toward Cypress Solar (about one-third of the USD 1.6B project cost) plus USD 190M for transmission system upgrades, per released APSC records
    “Google will pay Entergy Arkansas $526 million to construct Cypress Solar which is about one-third of the $1.6 billion cost of the solar and battery facility”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Land assembled by Groot LLC (acquired Nov 2024); a precursor proposal under affiliate Spark Innovations LLC (approx $3B) was reported in 2024 for the Bollinger Road site
    “The land was reportedly acquired by Groot in November 2024”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • West Memphis City Council approves MOU, development and supplier agreements, and the PILOT/Act 9 bond package with Groot LLC
    “On May 15, the West Memphis City Council approved a memorandum of understanding, development and supplier agreement, and a PILOT incentive deal with Groot LLC”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Public announcement and groundbreaking ceremony at the site (Google/Alphabet President Ruth Porat attended); $4B investment through 2027 and $25M Energy Impact Fund announced
    “Google formally broke ground on its $4 billion hyperscale campus in West Memphis, Arkansas”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • GAJA Rider (Rate Schedule No. 73, Docket 26-008-TF) approved and effective; residential bills rise approx $5.77/month (Cypress share approx $1.76 by one analysis)
    “In June, the state Public Service Commission (APSC) approved a new rider rate for Entergy Arkansas under the Generating Arkansas Jobs Act”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (19)
  • special rate contract: application filed
    “EAL filed its Application for approval of its SRC on September 5, 2025”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract: suspended
    “Order No. 4 filed by the Commission on October 3, 2025, suspended the proposed SRC pending a final order”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special rate contract: approved
    “Based upon the testimony and exhibits of EAL and Staff and the review of the Agreement between EAL and Google, the Commission approves, without modification, the Agreement”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • certificate of environmental compatibility and public need (CECPN): application filed
    “APPLICATION OF ENTERGY ARKANSAS, LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY AND PUBLIC NEED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED FINDINGS AND APPROVALS OF A SOLAR GENERATING AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FACILITY”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • independent monitor (Cypress Solar): proposal filed
    “On April 2, 2026, EAL submitted its IM proposal for Cypress Solar showing it began an IM RFP with a pool of the same four prospective IM candidates”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Arkansas Public Service Commission: Public evidentiary hearing, Docket 25-055-P (Entergy Arkansas SRC for Google)
    “The Motion to cancel the Public Evidentiary Hearing was denied on November 12, 2025, and a Public Evidentiary Hearing was held on this matter on November 17, 2025”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Permittee: Groot LLC (site held for the Google campus); facility AFIN 18-01014
    “Groot LLC, Permit #: 2507-AOP-R0, AFIN: 18-01014”
    State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Air permit validity: ADEQ Air Operating Permit 2507-AOP-R0 valid January 5, 2026 through January 4, 2031; initial permit for the facility; application initially received September 25, 2025
    “This permit is your authority to construct, operate, and maintain the equipment and control apparatus as set forth in your application initially received on 9/25/2025.”
    State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: 05035
    “Permit facility information: Groot LLC, South of Rainer Road and East of Waverly Road, West Memphis, AR, Crittenden County, AFIN 18-01014”
    State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Air Operating Permit (Arkansas Operating Air Permit Program / Title V): Issued
    “This permit is the initial permit for the facility.”
    State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • certificate of environmental compatibility and public need (CECPN): approved with conditions
    “The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved Entergy Arkansass application for a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for construction and related findings and approvals of Cypress Solar project (docket 25-054-U)”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • air permit (on-site generation): none found
    “Cypress Solar is a 600 MW AC solar PV electric generation facility and 350 MW AC BESS to be constructed on approximately 3,000 acres of land in Jefferson County, Arkansas”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • APSC Order No. 4 grants the Cypress Solar CECPN (25-054-U) with benchmark cost levels and an Independent Monitor requirement
    “The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved Entergy Arkansass application for a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for construction and related findings and approvals of Cypress Solar project (docket 25-054-U)”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA OE/AAA filings under the campus's construction code name evidence vertical construction at the Google West Memphis campus (Project Pyramid): four 'Project Pyramid' mobile cranes of 152-250 ft submitted May 7, 2026 to
    “ASN 2026-ASW-14109-OE: Project Pyramid, Mobile Crane, 250 ft AGL, 458 ft AMSL, 35.10571,-90.21968, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-08-26”
    FAA · May 2026 · grade B
  • Serving utility's 10-K records APSC approval (Dec 2025) of the long-term special rate contract for the Google West Memphis data center - the power path is contracted at regulator level; contracted MW appears only in the
    “In December 2025 the APSC issued an order approving the special rate contract but denying the request for a prudency review of the Arkansas Cypress Solar facility”
    SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • GAJA rider (Rate Schedule No. 73): approved
    “In June, the state Public Service Commission (APSC) approved a new rider rate for Entergy Arkansas under the Generating Arkansas Jobs Act”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • wetlands / Section 404: application submitted
    “plans were submitted earlier this year to develop a five-building data center campus on a 1,178-acre property”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • West Memphis City Council: MOU, development and supplier agreement, and PILOT incentive deal with Groot LLC
    “On May 15, the West Memphis City Council approved a memorandum of understanding, development and supplier agreement, and a PILOT incentive deal with Groot LLC”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • West Memphis Utility Commission: Resolutions: authorize a 1,500 MW combined-cycle gas plant (funded primarily by Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, target 2031, with city bond issues of USD 20M + USD 25M); RERRA
    “the Commission authorized a 1,500-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas generation plant, with a target completion date of 2031”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Legal (2)
  • Arkansas Democrat-Gazette publishes the released APSC records on the SRC: demand schedule, $443M + $83M/yr payments, $526M Cypress contribution + $190M transmission. The papers earlier state-court suit against the APSC f
    “Documents provided under an Open Records request revealed Google will pay Entergy Arkansas more than one-half billion dollars to build a solar project”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Entergy Arkansas sues the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Times and Jessica Kivell in the Eastern District of Arkansas to block publication of the released PSC records; its TRO request is denied Sep 2, 2026
    “The utility asked for a temporary restraining order against the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the Arkansas Times”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (19)
  • City: West Memphis
    “electricity supply to support Googles establishment of a new, hyperscale data center in the City of West Memphis in Crittenden County, Arkansas”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County: Crittenden County
    “electricity supply to support Googles establishment of a new, hyperscale data center in the City of West Memphis in Crittenden County, Arkansas”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Rim ratio: 1.31 ratio
    “the results of the RIM test analysis showed a RIM benefit cost ratio of 1.31”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • APSC applications filed the same day: SRC for Google (25-055-P) and Cypress Solar CECPN (25-054-U)
    “EAL filed its Application for approval of its SRC on September 5, 2025”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Site address: South of Rainer Road and East of Waverly Road, West Memphis, AR 72301, Crittenden County
    “Groot LLC is a data processing, hosting and related services center located south of Rainer Road and east of Waverly Road near West Memphis, AR.”
    State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Site acres: 1150 acres
    “five buildings on roughly 1,100 to 1,200 acres off Bollinger Road, depending on which outlet's figure you use”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Code name: Project Pyramid
    “Dubbed Project Pyramid, plans were submitted earlier this year to develop a five-building data center campus on a 1,178-acre property”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site location detail: South side of Bollinger Road, south of the Coca-Cola Consolidated bottling plant
    “a five-building data center campus on a 1,178-acre property on the south side of Bollinger Road in West Memphis, Crittenden County”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site acres: 1178 acres
    “a five-building data center campus on a 1,178-acre property on the south side of Bollinger Road in West Memphis, Crittenden County”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Campus acres: 580 acres
    “Google acquired more than 1,170-acres in West Memphis, where it will build a 580-acre data center campus”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Buildings planned: 5 buildings
    “plans were submitted earlier this year to develop a five-building data center campus on a 1,178-acre property”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Developer: Google (site held via Groot LLC)
    “The company filing for the campus is Groot LLC, now confirmed to be linked to Google”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Original target date: not stated
    “Initial service begins February 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction stage: under construction
    “Today, roughly 4,000 construction workers are connected to the Google development”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stage: under construction (ground broken Oct. 2, 2025; approx 4,000 construction workers on site Sep 2026)
    “Today, roughly 4,000 construction workers are connected to the Google development”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Jobs permanent expected: 300-400 jobs
    “When the facility is up and running, we expect 300 to 400 permanent positions”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Jobs construction: 4000 workers
    “Today, roughly 4,000 construction workers are connected to the Google development”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Google publicly confirmed as the party behind Groot LLC / Project Pyramid (statement by Laurel Brown); previously reported only as an unnamed Fortune 100 company
    “Were thrilled to confirm plans to build a data center campus in West Memphis, Arkansas”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction under way at scale: Mayor McClendon reports roughly 4,000 construction workers connected to the Google development; 300-400 permanent positions expected at operation
    “Today, roughly 4,000 construction workers are connected to the Google development”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C

Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Maxar via Esri World Imagery Wayback; Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).