Google Behind West Memphis Data Center Project in Arkansas

Google has confirmed it is behind a data center project in West Memphis, Arkansas. Dubbed Project Pyramid, plans were submitted earlier this year to develop a five-building data center campus on a 1,178-acre property on the south side of Bollinger Road in West Memphis, Crittenden County. The campus will be located on approximately 580 acres of the property.

"We’re thrilled to confirm plans to build a data center campus in West Memphis, Arkansas," Laurel Brown, Google's regional head of data center public affairs, said in a statement.

"In partnership with Entergy, our electricity utility provider, Google will cover the full energy costs associated with powering this facility. We are also working together to bring new solar energy and battery storage resources online, and to integrate innovative load flexibility into our power contract to reduce our usage during times when the grid is constrained. We look forward to engaging with the West Memphis community and will be sharing more details soon."