Skip to content
Gridcensus

WALNUT RIDGE, AR (REGNL)

Federal Excess

Lawrence, Arkansas · MISO

DC Readiness
48.4
Fair / 100

WALNUT RIDGE, AR (REGNL) is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Lawrence, Arkansas, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 48.4/100 DC Readiness and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityENTERGY ARKANSAS LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth136
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPARE-ON Forrest City
IXP distance74.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage89.1%

Site characteristics

Acreage50 ac
Buildable load (est.)~2050 MWland-based
Land contactLawrence County County Assessor
Former useNavigation and Traffic Aids

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score62/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterSearcy Information Technologies
DC distance74.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity11.70¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.61¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,900
Heating degree days3,400
Land price / acre$4,609

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

◆ Loading map…
≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Get alerts

Track WALNUT RIDGE, AR (REGNL)

Get an email when its DC-readiness score, available capacity, or interconnection-queue status changes.

No spam. Just the alerts you asked for.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
30

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Lawrence, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near WALNUT RIDGE, AR (REGNL)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121109Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs55.1
JONESBORO SPASubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN121108Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN108089Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs55.0
EC FFE Lawrence CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs54.4
OZ LawrenceGreenfield1.4 yrs51.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN121108 - JONESBORO SPA)Greenfield161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs48.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN107787 - JONESBORO SPA)Greenfield161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs48.7

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for WALNUT RIDGE, AR (REGNL), Lawrence. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 147,272-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.