Clean Cloud Energy data center near Sheridan
Also called: Sheridan Data Center LLC
A Texas-based developer proposed a data center of up to 800 MW on 753 acres near Sheridan, next to a big solar farm. The county agreed only to talk about tax breaks. The plan is on hold until the company finds a buyer.
Where things stand: County agreed to negotiate a tax deal in Oct 2025. In May 2026 it was stalled while the developer looked for a buyer.
🕒 Latest update (May 30, 2026): Officials said the project was stalled until the developer finds a buyer.
What we know
- 📍 WhereJust outside Sheridan city limits, Grant County, Grant County
- 🏢 CompanySheridan Data Center LLC (Clean Cloud Energy)
- 🌳 Size753 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs800 megawatts (about as much as 640,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromPlanned with a 400 MW solar farm on 3,200 acres next door
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling (company plan)
- 💵 Cost$5 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksCompany seeks a property tax break and Act 9 bonds; county leaders said they might consider a 20% break.
- 👷 Jobs promised100
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Has Clean Cloud Energy found an end user or dropped the plan? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much groundwater would the site use? The area relies on wells. 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 21, 2025Residents packed a Grant County Quorum Court meeting about the plan.
- Oct 20, 2025Quorum Court passed a nonbinding resolution to start talks on a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deal.
- May 30, 2026Officials said the project was stalled until the developer finds a buyer.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
The county judge and advisers set six demands before Clean Cloud Energy's data center near Sheridan gets any tax break: no visible, audible or smelly impact, no harm to the water table, no higher power rates and no harm to internet service. A 65% tax break would need about $57 million paid up front to the county, with $1 million fines for breaking the terms. The county uses closed-loop cooling and says no official signed a secret deal (NDA).
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Grant County residents voice concerns over proposed data & solar center · KARK · Oct 20, 2025
- Grant County Data Center Opponents To Protest Monday · South Arkansas Reckoning · Dec 15, 2025
- Grant County data center project stalls as Texas developer searches for buyer · Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · May 30, 2026
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