Cecil Lynch

Brownfield

North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas · Entergy Arkansas LLC

Legacy capacity
231
MW

Cecil Lynch is a natural gas plant in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, retired 2013-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 231 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity231 MW
Retirement date2013-12-01
EIA plant ID#167

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.4 mi
OperatorEntergy Arkansas LLC
Operator address5800 Lynch Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72117
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Cecil Lynch, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Cecil Lynch
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN117348Substation-AdjacentARLonoke County500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs75.2
KEO SUBSTATIONSubstation-AdjacentARLonoke County500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs74.4
MAYFLOWERSubstation-AdjacentARPulaski County500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs73.3
WHITE BLUFFSubstation-AdjacentARGrant County500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs72.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN117348 - KEO SUBSTATION)GreenfieldARLonoke County500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs71.1
Greenfield (MABELVALE SUBSTATION - WRIGHTS)GreenfieldARPulaski County500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs68.9
UNKNOWN107775Substation-AdjacentARPulaski County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.9
UNKNOWN154333Substation-AdjacentARPulaski County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.8

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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