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Datacenter Sites in Hot Spring County, Arkansas

Hot Spring County has 41 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.6/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 4,800 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".

At a glance

Hot Spring County, Arkansas has 41 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.6/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Arkansas average of 53.6. It ranks 7th of 74 Arkansas counties by number of sites and 10th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 61606239 at 68.1/100.

41
Candidate sites
55.6/100
Avg DC Readiness
4,800 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Hot Spring County

Site-selection context for Hot Spring County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
12.25¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
6.98¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,629
Land price / acre
1,900
Cooling degree days
3,400
Heating degree days
60°F
Mean annual temp

How does Hot Spring County compare with other counties in Arkansas?

By number of scored sites, Hot Spring County ranks 7th of the 74 Arkansas counties with a county page, holding 2.5% of the state's 1,651 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 55.6/100 ranks 10th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 949th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 32 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Hot Spring County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (21, 51% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (13) and former mine (6). 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 Hot Spring County?

Industrial electricity averages 6.98¢/kWh and commercial 12.25¢/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 $3,629 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Hot Spring County

Top datacenter sites in Hot Spring County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN117209Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN117262Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs64.3
TAP149964Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs64.3
EC Near Lake CatherineGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.3
EC Near Hot Spring Generating FacilityGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN121639Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.1
EC FFE Hot Spring CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.0
EC Near Hot Spring Generating FacilityGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.0
UNKNOWN108052Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
EC Near Lake CatherineGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN121621Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
EC Near Lake CatherineGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.2
TAP149977Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.2
EC Near Hot Spring Generating FacilityGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.1
EC Near Lake CatherineGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.8
EC Near Hot Spring Generating FacilityGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.7
EC Near Hot Spring Generating FacilityGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.6
UNKNOWN108054Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN108051Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN158151Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
TAP149980Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN108033Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN108050Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN108032Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
EC Near Hot Spring Generating FacilityGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.4

Every scored site in Hot Spring County

All 41 sites, best first.

Hot Spring County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Hot Spring County?

41 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 55.6/100 DC Readiness. That is the 7th-most of 74 Arkansas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Hot Spring County?

Substation-Adjacent site · 61606239 scores 68.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 41 scored sites in Hot Spring County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Hot Spring County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Hot Spring County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Hot Spring County?

Average industrial electricity is 6.98¢/kWh and commercial is 12.25¢/kWh in Hot Spring 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 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Hot Spring County, Arkansas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arkansas/hot-spring-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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