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"source_date": "2026-09-17", "summary": "Entergy Arkansas filed a notice of dismissal of its lawsuit against the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Arkansas Times, and a resident over publication of details from a West Memphis data center agreement.", "source_url": "https://www.kjnbtv.com/news/local/entergy-arkansas-drops-lawsuit-over-west-memphis-data-center-agreement-details/article_25e44c55-0b0c-46ae-b9b9-7e85d91dd8c2.html", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-17", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-17", "summary": "Entergy Arkansas filed and then dismissed a lawsuit against the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Arkansas Times and Jessica Kivell over publication of details about its data center agreement with Altitude Capital LLC.", "source_url": "https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2026-09-17/entergy-arkansas-drops-lawsuit-over-newspapers-publication-of-data-center-agreement-details", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-16", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-16", "summary": "Google is exploring a potential data center project in Little Rock", "source_url": "https://www.4029tv.com/article/google-representative-in-little-rock-to-talk-future-of-data-centers-in-arkansas/73753066", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-16", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-16", "summary": "Construction is already underway on Google's data center in West Memphis", "source_url": "https://www.4029tv.com/article/google-representative-in-little-rock-to-talk-future-of-data-centers-in-arkansas/73753066", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-06", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-06", "summary": "Construction work was continuing at the Google project on June 1, 2026", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/sep/06/harvey-couch-versus-the-data-centers/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-03", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-03", "summary": "Google's data center in West Memphis is under construction", "source_url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/west-memphis-utilities-no-rate-183236485.html", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-03", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-03", "summary": "Judge Lee Rudofsky denied Entergy request for a restraining order against the news outlets", "source_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LocqocLV8IA", "source_tier": 5 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-02", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-02", "summary": "U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky denied Entergy's request for a temporary restraining order on September 2, 2026", "source_url": "https://www.kait8.com/2026/09/02/federal-judge-denies-entergy-temporary-restraining-order-block-reporting-west-memphis-data-center-agreement/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-02", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-02", "summary": "Google West Memphis data center campus will have five data centers, office buildings on approximately 1,200 acres", "source_url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/09/02/docs-reveal-plans-6-utility-rate-hike-help-fund-googles-data-center-project-west-memphis/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-02", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-02", "summary": "Google data center agreement with Entergy has 20 year term", "source_url": "https://arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/02/judge-denies-effort-to-block-arkansas-outlets-from-publishing-details-about-data-center-agreement/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-02", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-02", "summary": "Special rate contract between Google and Entergy approved by Arkansas Public Service Commission in December", "source_url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/09/02/docs-reveal-plans-6-utility-rate-hike-help-fund-googles-data-center-project-west-memphis/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-01", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-01", "summary": "Arkansas Cypress is expected to begin operating by the end of 2028", "source_url": "https://www.deltaplexnews.com/local-news/google-invests-526-million-in-arkansas-solar-and-battery-project-to-power-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-01", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-01", "summary": "U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky expected to rule Wednesday September 3 2026 on Entergy's request to stop Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from publishing data center details", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/sep/01/entergy-arkansas-asks-federal-judge-to-stop/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-01", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-01", "summary": "Google's West Memphis data center is served under special rate agreement between Entergy Arkansas and Altitude LLC, a Google subsidiary.", "source_url": "https://www.deltaplexnews.com/local-news/google-invests-526-million-in-arkansas-solar-and-battery-project-to-power-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-01", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-01", "summary": "Arkansas Public Service Commission approved Arkansas Cypress project earlier in 2026.", "source_url": "https://www.deltaplexnews.com/local-news/google-invests-526-million-in-arkansas-solar-and-battery-project-to-power-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-01", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-01", "summary": "Arkansas Cypress project is expected to begin operating by the end of 2028.", "source_url": "https://www.deltaplexnews.com/local-news/google-invests-526-million-in-arkansas-solar-and-battery-project-to-power-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-01", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-01", "summary": "Total package tied to Google's West Memphis data center is $716 million, with $190 million designated for transmission system upgrades.", "source_url": "https://www.deltaplexnews.com/local-news/google-invests-526-million-in-arkansas-solar-and-battery-project-to-power-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-09-01", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-09-01", "summary": "Google will contribute $526 million toward Entergy Arkansas' Arkansas Cypress Solar and Battery project.", "source_url": "https://www.deltaplexnews.com/local-news/google-invests-526-million-in-arkansas-solar-and-battery-project-to-power-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-07-14", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-07-14", "summary": "Steel River Energy Center held ceremonial groundbreaking July 14, 2026", "source_url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2026/07/14/google-west-memphis-data-center-to-be-powered-by-solar-battery-storage/90862492007/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-07-14", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-07-14", "summary": "Google agreed to purchase initial electricity output from Steel River Energy Center solar project near Wilson in Mississippi County", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jul/14/google-to-purchase-power-from-new-solar-project/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-07-14", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-07-14", "summary": "First two phases will add three million solar panels, estimated for completion by early to mid 2028", "source_url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2026/07/14/google-west-memphis-data-center-to-be-powered-by-solar-battery-storage/90862492007/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-06-05", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-06-05", "summary": "Data center property is located south of West Memphis city limits", "source_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl1DMQjXoVY", "source_tier": 5 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-06-04", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-06-04", "summary": "Initial build out takes 18 to 24 months to complete", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jun/04/google-data-center-poises-west-memphis-for-boom/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-06-04", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-06-04", "summary": "Site is 1,100 acres in West Memphis industrial park", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jun/04/google-data-center-poises-west-memphis-for-boom/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-06-04", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-06-04", "summary": "Google announced a $4 billion investment in West Memphis data center in fall 2025", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jun/04/google-data-center-poises-west-memphis-for-boom/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-06-04", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-06-04", "summary": "Construction began in October 2025 on first of possible five buildings", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jun/04/google-data-center-poises-west-memphis-for-boom/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-05-12", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-05-12", "summary": "West Memphis signed a nondisclosure agreement for a data center project on June 3, 2024", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/may/12/data-center-non-disclosure-agreements-broad/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-05-12", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-05-12", "summary": "Google is developing a $4 billion data center campus in West Memphis", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/may/12/data-center-non-disclosure-agreements-broad/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-05-03", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-05-03", "summary": "Google and Entergy keeping energy rate contract secret", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/may/03/google-entergy-keeping-energy-rate-contract/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-05-03", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-05-03", "summary": "Google data center campus in West Memphis with projected cost of $4 billion", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/may/03/google-entergy-keeping-energy-rate-contract/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-04-28", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-04-28", "summary": "Project originally called Project Pyramid, filed permit application December 2024 for five building campus on 1,178 acres along Bollinger Road", "source_url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2026/04/28/google-announces-plans-recipients-memphis-energy-fund/89751973007/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-04-28", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-04-28", "summary": "Groot LLC awarded 30 year payment in lieu of taxes by West Memphis City Council in May 2025 covering up to $10 billion in construction costs", "source_url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2026/04/28/google-announces-plans-recipients-memphis-energy-fund/89751973007/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-04-28", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-04-28", "summary": "Google announced first two recipients of West Memphis Energy Impact Fund", "source_url": "https://talkbusiness.net/2026/04/google-hands-out-money-from-west-memphis-energy-impact-fund/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-04-28", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-04-28", "summary": "Google data center project at 1500 South Loop Dr. in West Memphis announced October 2025", "source_url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2026/04/28/google-announces-plans-recipients-memphis-energy-fund/89751973007/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-04-28", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-04-28", "summary": "Google announced grants for West Memphis area", "source_url": "https://wreg.com/news/google-announces-grants-for-west-memphis-area/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-04-28", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-04-28", "summary": "Data center located approximately 3 miles south of Interstate 55", "source_url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2026/04/28/google-announces-plans-recipients-memphis-energy-fund/89751973007/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-04-28", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-04-28", "summary": "The fund was announced last year to help scale energy saving and affordability initiatives for residents in Crittenden County and surrounding areas", "source_url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/04/28/google-announces-first-recipients-west-memphis-energy-impact-fund/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-04-28", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-04-28", "summary": "Google announced the first recipients of the West Memphis Energy Impact Fund on April 28, 2026", "source_url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/picture-gallery/money/business/2026/04/28/google-energy-impact-fund-in-west-memphis/89839657007/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-04-24", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-04-24", "summary": "West Memphis Utilities to provide water and wastewater, Entergy Arkansas to provide power", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/apr/24/west-memphis-hopes-arkansas-incentives-attract/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-04-24", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-04-24", "summary": "Google started construction of $4 billion data center campus in West Memphis", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/apr/24/west-memphis-hopes-arkansas-incentives-attract/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-02-26", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-02-26", "summary": "Project expected to take 18 to 24 months to complete", "source_url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/26/google-hiring-new-west-memphis-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-02-26", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-02-26", "summary": "Project is Google's first data center in Arkansas", "source_url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/26/google-hiring-new-west-memphis-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-02-26", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-02-26", "summary": "Facility is on 1,100 acre property at 1500 South Loop Drive near Mississippi River", "source_url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/26/google-hiring-new-west-memphis-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-02-26", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-02-26", "summary": "Google began construction in October 2025 on West Memphis data center", "source_url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/26/google-hiring-new-west-memphis-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2026-02-26", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2026-02-26", "summary": "Google is hiring for West Memphis data center positions", "source_url": "https://wreg.com/news/local/google-hiring-for-west-memphis-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "approved", "effective_at": "2025-10-02", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2025-10-02", "summary": "First data center building expected to be completed within 18 to 24 months", "source_url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/2025/10/02/google-data-center-4-billion-dollars-west-memphis-arkansas/86354716007/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2025-10-02", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2025-10-02", "summary": "Google broke ground on a $4 billion data center in West Memphis on October 2, 2025", "source_url": "https://businessfacilities.com/google-breaks-ground-on-4b-data-center-in-west-memphis/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2025-10-02", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2025-10-02", "summary": "Google broke ground on $4 billion West Memphis data center on October 2, 2025", "source_url": "https://wreg.com/news/local/google-breaks-ground-on-arkansas-data-center/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2025-10-02", "date_basis": "content", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2025-10-02", "summary": "Google broke ground on a data center in West Memphis", "source_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODCdw4FF6Oc", "source_tier": 5 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2025-10-02", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2025-10-02", "summary": "Construction of the data center is expected to take up to two years", "source_url": 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"planned": false, "source_date": "2025-10-02", "summary": "Data center campus on 1,100 acres in West Memphis", "source_url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/2025/10/02/google-data-center-4-billion-dollars-west-memphis-arkansas/86354716007/", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2025-10-02", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2025-10-02", "summary": "Google plans to partner with the state to offer AI training and credentials to over 10,000 Arkansans", "source_url": "https://katv.com/news/local/googles-4-billion-data-center-to-transform-west-memphis", "source_tier": 4 }, { "status": "under_construction", "effective_at": "2025-10-02", "date_basis": "source", "date_precision": "day", "planned": false, "source_date": "2025-10-02", "summary": "Google broke ground on West Memphis data center project on October 2, 2025", "source_url": 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household) while adding 49 to 125 million metric tons of CO2 per year.", "years_covered": "2024 to 2030", "method": "National capacity expansion and unit commitment dispatch model (TEMOA) across US grid regions", "who_funded_or_published": "North Carolina State University researchers in Environmental Research Letters (peer reviewed journal)", "primary_url": "https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae6c3d", "corroborating_url": "https://news.ncsu.edu/2026/05/data-centers-power-bills/", "corroborating_label": "NC State University News, May 2026", "notes": "Models combined data center and cryptocurrency mining load growth across regional interconnects.", "scope_regions": [ "all" ], "scope_states": [ "all" ] }, { "id": "e3-rising-electricity-rates-2026", "study": "Energy and Environmental Economics (E3), Understanding the Drivers of Rising Electricity Rates and the Role of Data Centers", "title": "Understanding the Drivers of Rising Electricity Rates and the Role of Data Centers", "publisher": "Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3)", "document_date": "May 2026", "last_verified": "October 28, 2026", "source_type": "study", "tier": 2, "basis": "third party estimate", "what_it_measured": "Historical drivers of US retail electricity rate increases and utility rate design for large loads", "finding": "Historical US retail electricity rate increases from 2020 to 2025 were driven primarily by distribution capital spending, wildfire mitigation, natural gas price spikes and inflation rather than data centers, and well designed large load tariffs can keep new data center additions net neutral or beneficial for existing ratepayers.", "years_covered": "2020 to 2025 historical and forward rate design case studies", "method": "Decomposition of historical utility revenue requirements and illustrative utility tariff cost of service modeling", "who_funded_or_published": "Energy and Environmental Economics (E3), industry commissioned consulting report", "primary_url": "https://www.ethree.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Understanding-the-Drivers-of-Rising-Electricity-Rates-and-the-Role-of-Data-Centers_E3-2026.pdf", "corroborating_url": null, "corroborating_label": null, "notes": "Industry commissioned study evaluating historical rate drivers prior to the 2025/2026 PJM capacity delivery year.", "scope_regions": [ "all" ], "scope_states": [ "all" ] }, { "id": "nber-wp35100-muller-2026", "study": "Nicholas Z. Muller, National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 35100", "title": "The Environmental Externalities of the Data Center Boom", "publisher": "National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)", "document_date": "April 2026", "last_verified": "October 28, 2026", "source_type": "study", "tier": 1, "basis": "third party estimate", "what_it_measured": "Monetized air pollution and greenhouse gas health and climate damages per megawatt hour of data center electricity use", "finding": "Marginal air pollution and greenhouse gas damages from fossil fuel generation serving US data centers average $49 to $94 per MWh ($0.049 to $0.094 per kWh), rivaling or exceeding the direct wholesale price of electricity in coal and gas heavy interconnects such as PJM, MISO and SERC.", "years_covered": "2022 to 2025", "method": "Integrated assessment marginal emissions and air quality transport model (AP4T) coupled with EPA CEMS unit level generation data", "who_funded_or_published": "National Bureau of Economic Research (university working paper by Nicholas Z. Muller, Carnegie Mellon University)", "primary_url": "https://www.nber.org/papers/w35100", "corroborating_url": "https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/091626-air-pollution-from-data-center-power-projects-is-a-rising-concern-amid-build-out", "corroborating_label": "S&P Global Commodity Insights, September 16, 2026", "notes": "Quantifies unpriced health and climate damages from marginal fossil generation dispatched to meet data center load.", "scope_regions": [ "all" ], "scope_states": [ "all" ] } ] }