1 data center project in Unincorporated Arkansas County
Who decides here: the Arkansas County Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Arkansas County
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
Jones Digital, owner of the DeWitt crypto mine, sued the county over its noise rule. The case ended in a court-approved settlement (consent decree): the county may not pass rules that single out crypto mines, and it pays the company $90,000. The mine was allowed to keep running.
📜 Data center rules
The Quorum Court passed a noise limit aimed at the crypto mine near DeWitt: 55 decibels by day and 45 at night. A federal judge blocked it because it conflicted with the state's 2023 data center law (Act 851).
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Arkansas County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Arkansas County: Entergy Arkansas LLC (company) or First Electric Co-op Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) or C & L Electric Co-op Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Arkansas.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How did the appeals court rule in the state's case against Jones Eagle?