Datacenter Sites in Pope County, Arkansas
Pope County has 13 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,850 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High".
At a glance
Pope County, Arkansas has 13 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Arkansas average of 53.6. It ranks 46th of 74 Arkansas counties by number of sites and 18th by average score. The top-scoring site is ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE at 63.9/100.
Site-selection context for Pope County
How does Pope County compare with other counties in Arkansas?
By number of scored sites, Pope County ranks 46th of the 74 Arkansas counties with a county page, holding 0.8% of the state's 1,651 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.4/100 ranks 18th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 2184th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 8 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Pope County?
Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (9, 69% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (2) and federal excess (1). 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 Pope County?
Industrial electricity averages 7.73¢/kWh and commercial 11.59¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (38). WRI water stress is low. 7 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 $3,861 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Pope County
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.9 |
| RUSSELLVILLE EAST | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 55.9 |
| UNKNOWN117229 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 55.9 |
| UNKNOWN117227 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 55.8 |
| DARDANELLE | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 55.8 |
| UNKNOWN117261 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 55.8 |
| UNKNOWN107750 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 55.7 |
| UNKNOWN107749 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 55.2 |
| EC FFE Pope County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.7 |
| UNKNOWN107748 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 4.3 yrs | 51.4 |
| Greenfield (UNKNOWN108079 - DARDANELLE) | Greenfield | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 49.5 |
| Hack's Dry Cleaners | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 49.2 |
| RUSSELLVILLE, AR | Federal Excess | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.9 |
Every scored site in Pope County
All 13 sites, best first.
- ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE · 63.9
- RUSSELLVILLE EAST · 55.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · 28e93dcf · 55.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · fd75dfed · 55.8
- DARDANELLE · 55.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · 714d36ae · 55.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · 488090f9 · 55.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · e7d8b117 · 55.2
- EC FFE Pope County · 54.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · 497aecd5 · 51.4
- Greenfield (UNKNOWN108079 - DARDANELLE) · 49.5
- Hack's Dry Cleaners · 49.2
- RUSSELLVILLE, AR · 06ea07f9 · 47.9
Pope County datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Pope County?
13 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 46th-most of 74 Arkansas counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Pope County?
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE scores 63.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 13 scored sites in Pope County (a substation-adjacent site).
Does Pope County offer datacenter tax incentives?
No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Pope County in the GridCensus county dataset.
What is the natural-hazard risk in Pope County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pope County as "Relatively High" (score 38).
What are industrial electricity rates in Pope County?
Average industrial electricity is 7.73¢/kWh and commercial is 11.59¢/kWh in Pope County.
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- Washington County· 58 sites · avg 58.8
- Benton County· 57 sites · avg 56.7
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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 Pope County, Arkansas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arkansas/pope-county (data as of November 12, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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