Google data center campus in West Memphis
Google is building its first Arkansas data center on about 1,100 acres in West Memphis. Google says it will spend $4 billion in the state through 2027 and pay its own power costs. Some details of its power deal with Entergy were kept secret until newspapers published them.
Where things stand: Google confirmed the campus in Oct 2025 and started building that month. It is hiring staff in 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 2, 2026): Released records showed Google would pay Entergy $526 million up front, about one-third of a $1.6 billion solar project, with the rest funded by a nearly $6 monthly increase on customer bills over 20 years.
What we know
- 📍 Where1500 South Loop Drive, near the Mississippi River, West Memphis, Crittenden County
- 🏢 CompanyGoogle
- 🏛️ Owned byAlphabet
- 👤 Built forGoogle
- 🌳 Size1,100 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromEntergy Arkansas. Google says it will pay the full energy cost and back a new 600 MW solar project with Entergy.
- 💵 Cost$4 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksThe city council approved the project in May 2025 with a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) deal tied to up to $10 billion in investment.
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. Entergy's power contract with Google's affiliate Altitude Capital LLC was filed as confidential; Entergy went to court to keep details secret.
❓ Still unanswered
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- How much water will the campus use each day, and from where? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many permanent jobs will there be? Reports say about 300 but few details are public. 🙋 I'll find out
- How much power (megawatts) will the campus use when finished? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will the Public Service Commission approve the nearly $6 monthly bill increase linked to the solar project? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- May 2025West Memphis City Council approved the project and a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deal.
- Sept 9, 2025A 1,178-acre site in West Memphis was reported sold to Google.
- Oct 2025Construction started on the West Memphis campus.
- Oct 2, 2025Google announced a $4 billion Arkansas investment through 2027, including its first Arkansas data center in West Memphis.
- Feb 26, 2026Google was reported hiring engineers and technicians for the site.
- Sept 2026A federal judge denied Entergy's request to stop newspapers from publishing details of its secret deal with Google's affiliate Altitude Capital LLC.
- Sept 2, 2026Released records showed Google would pay Entergy $526 million up front, about one-third of a $1.6 billion solar project, with the rest funded by a nearly $6 monthly increase on customer bills over 20 years.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
City Council approved the Google data center campus with a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) deal based on a $10 billion investment, with possible tax breaks of up to $50 billion on equipment over the deal's life.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Google's $4 billion investment in Arkansas · Google · Oct 2, 2025
- Google hiring for new West Memphis data center · Action News 5 (WMC) · Feb 26, 2026
- Hyperscale data centers come to Arkansas · Talk Business & Politics · Feb 15, 2026
- Google to build new $10 billion data center campus in West Memphis · KATV · Sept 9, 2025
- Docs reveal plans for $6 utility rate hike to help fund Google's data center project in West Memphis · Action News 5 (WMC) · Sept 2, 2026
- Judge denies Entergy's effort to block news outlets from publishing details about data center agreement · Arkansas Advocate (via The Arkadelphian) · Sept 2, 2026
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