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Mabelvale

Brownfield

Mabelvale, Pulaski, Arkansas · Entergy Arkansas LLC

Legacy capacity
78
MW

Mabelvale is a natural gas plant in Mabelvale, Pulaski, Arkansas, retired 2016-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 78 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 capacity78 MW
Retirement date2016-06-01
EIA plant ID#171

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator addressVyme Ridge Road, Mabelvale, AR, 72103
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.

Site conditions & market — Pulaski County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)205,880
IT / tech employment385
Construction employment10,630
Land value$4,602/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.98¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.54¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply39.6 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,900
Mean annual temp60°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index38.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers11 · 73% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Mabelvale — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Cecil Lynchnatural gas plant23114.5 mi—
Archer Daniels Midland Little Rocknatural gas plant412.7 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Mabelvale, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Mabelvale
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MABELVALE SUBSTATIONSubstation-AdjacentARPulaski County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs68.2
MAYFLOWERSubstation-AdjacentARPulaski County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs66.8
WRIGHTSVILLESubstation-AdjacentARPulaski County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs66.8
KEO SUBSTATIONSubstation-AdjacentARLonoke County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs66.5
OZ PulaskiGreenfieldARPulaski——1.4 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN117348Substation-AdjacentARLonoke County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs64.9
WHITE BLUFFSubstation-AdjacentARJefferson County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs64.7
SHERIDANSubstation-AdjacentARGrant County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs63.8

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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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