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Datacenter Sites in Carroll County, Arkansas

Carroll County has 22 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,250 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Carroll County, Arkansas has 22 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Arkansas average of 53.6. It ranks 25th of 74 Arkansas counties by number of sites and 70th by average score. The top-scoring site is EC FFE Carroll County at 54.8/100.

22
Candidate sites
50.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,250 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 22 in Carroll County

Site-selection context for Carroll County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
10.01¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
6.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,992
Land price / acre
1,900
Cooling degree days
3,400
Heating degree days
60°F
Mean annual temp

How does Carroll County compare with other counties in Arkansas?

By number of scored sites, Carroll County ranks 25th of the 74 Arkansas counties with a county page, holding 1.3% of the state's 1,651 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 50.3/100 ranks 70th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1603rd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Carroll County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (15, 68% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (4) and greenfield (2). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Carroll County?

Industrial electricity averages 6.97¢/kWh and commercial 10.01¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (38). WRI water stress is low. 4 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,900 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 60°F. Land is valued around $3,992 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Carroll County

Top datacenter sites in Carroll County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Carroll CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs54.8
BEAVERSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.7
UNKNOWN107946Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.6
EUREKA SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.3
UNKNOWN107947Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.0
TAP154693Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs52.9
UNKNOWN107943Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs52.8
UNKNOWN108127Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs52.8
UNKNOWN121678Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs52.7
UNKNOWN107941Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs52.5
UNKNOWN154726Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs50.5
UNKNOWN121726Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs50.5
UNKNOWN107944Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs50.3
UNKNOWN107942Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs49.9
UNKNOWN117679Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs49.9
Greenfield (EUREKA SPRINGS - UNKNOWN121678)Greenfield161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs46.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs46.8
UNKNOWN107940Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs46.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs46.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs46.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs45.8
SpringfieldFederal Excess——4.3 yrs45.5

Every scored site in Carroll County

All 22 sites, best first.

Carroll County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Carroll County?

22 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 50.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 25th-most of 74 Arkansas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Carroll County?

EC FFE Carroll County scores 54.8/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 22 scored sites in Carroll County (a greenfield site).

Does Carroll County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Carroll County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Carroll County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Carroll County as "Relatively High" (score 38).

What are industrial electricity rates in Carroll County?

Average industrial electricity is 6.97¢/kWh and commercial is 10.01¢/kWh in Carroll County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Carroll County, Arkansas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arkansas/carroll-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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