ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE

Substation-Adjacent

Pope County, Arkansas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
73.6
Excellent / 100

ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Pope County, Arkansas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 73.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876
Avg queue wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTIerPoint Little Rock
IXP distance58.6 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage61.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance269.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerEntergy
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index82.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint Little Rock
DC distance58.6 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route90.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity11.59¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.73¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,900
Heating degree days3,400
Land price / acre$3,861

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power15%
55
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
30

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (PLEASANT HILL - ARKANSAS NUCLE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs65.3
Greenfield (PLEASANT HILL - ARKANSAS NUCLE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs65.2
Greenfield (PLEASANT HILL - ARKANSAS NUCLE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs63.5
UNKNOWN107749Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.6
DARDANELLESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.0
UNKNOWN117261Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN117227Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs61.1
Greenfield (FORT SMITH - ARKANSAS NUCLEAR )Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.4 yrs60.9

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.

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