Carl Bailey

Brownfield

Woodruff County, Arkansas · MISO

DC Readiness
60.1
Good / 100

Carl Bailey is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Woodruff County, Arkansas, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 60.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 120 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity120 MW
LMP zoneMISO_ARKANSAS
Wholesale LMP$30.14/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth161
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPARE-ON Forrest City
IXP distance36.9 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage48.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance355.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerArkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity120 MW
Retirement date2024-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteAR ELECTRIC COOP BAILEY GEN STA
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index48.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSearcy Information Technologies
DC distance21.3 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.0 mi
Nearest fiber route282.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity10.08¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.47¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,900
Heating degree days3,400
Land price / acre$3,916

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
38
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
30

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Carl Bailey
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121172Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.1
UNKNOWN107709Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs59.3
CARL BAILEYSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs59.2
UNKNOWN107877Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs58.4
Greenfield (MOSES STEAM ELECTRIC STATION -)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs58.4
Greenfield (MOSES STEAM ELECTRIC STATION -)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs58.1
Greenfield (MOSES STEAM ELECTRIC STATION -)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs57.9
EC FFE Woodruff CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs57.7

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.

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