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1 data center project in Unincorporated Faulkner County

Who decides here: the Faulkner County Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.

In Unincorporated Faulkner County

Built & running

NewRays One bitcoin mine in the Bono community

Faulkner County, Faulkner County

🕒 2023: Neighbors sued NewRays One over noise, asking for damages and an order to stop mining.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Stopped or cancelledabout 8 miles away

ViloAR crypto mine in Vilonia

Vilonia, Faulkner County

🕒 June 29, 2023: Vilonia Planning Commission unanimously revoked ViloAR's permit and stopped the crypto m…

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Approved, not built yetabout 9 miles away

Forgelight Ventures data center in Conway

Conway, Faulkner County

for unnamed Fortune 100 company

🕒 May 12, 2026: Residents packed a City Council meeting to oppose the data center; the mayor said it wou…

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules

A proposed ordinance (25-12) would tighten the county's 2023 data center noise ordinance (23-20) for crypto mines. Before building, owners would have to notify everyone within half a mile, pay for a sound study and file a noise control plan. It says a 2024 state law (Act 173) lets counties do this. We could not confirm if it passed.

April 2025Source

📜 Data center rules

The Quorum Court passed Ordinance 23-20, a noise rule for data centers such as the NewRays crypto mine in Bono. The county caps noise at 60 decibels. In 2025 a change was proposed (25-12) because the county said the rule had not given neighbors enough relief.

2023Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelledHollow dot (when zoomed in): exact site not known yet, pin shows the town

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Faulkner County: Entergy Arkansas LLC (company) or Petit Jean Electric Co-op Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) or First 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

  • What happened in the neighbors' noise lawsuit?
  • How much power does the mine use?

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