Arkansas Cypress Solar and Battery
Data center project in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Arkansas Cypress Solar and Battery is a data center project in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, under construction, developed by Entergy Arkansas, with a stated size of 600 MW. Last reported October 19, 2026, from 3 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Entergy Arkansas
- Location
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- Stated size
- 600 MW
- Stated investment
- $1.6B
- Last reported
- October 19, 2026
- Sources
- 3 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 2 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
Permits and filings
- Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need application for Cypress SolarEnvironmental review · Arkansas Public Service Commission · Approvedapps.apsc.arkansas.gov ↗
- MISO interconnection request for Cypress Solar (Section 3.7 Process)Utility filing · Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) · Filedapps.apsc.arkansas.gov ↗
- Arkansas Department of Health source water protection review of Cypress Solar study areaWater · Arkansas Department of Health · Filed · September 17, 2025apps.apsc.arkansas.gov ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“Arkansas Cypress Solar and battery facility under construction in Jefferson County”
Status
“The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved Cypress earlier this year.”
Size
“Arkansas Cypress is planned as a 600-megawatt solar facility paired with 350 megawatts of battery storage near Pine Bluff.”
Solar capacity
600 MW
Battery storage
350 MW
Acreage
approximately 3,000 acres
Location
South of Wright, Arkansas in Jefferson County
Substation
new 500/230kV substation
Construction start
June or July 2026
Commercial operation
2028
Peak construction jobs
1,600 jobs at peak construction
Reports behind this page
- Report from credenceresearch.com · credenceresearch.com, October 19, 2026
- Report from mgrid.org · mgrid.org, October 19, 2026
- Crittenden County (Ark.) · share.flipboard.com, September 1, 2026
What the full file adds
- General contractorOpen: not named yet
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply1 named
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lenders1 named
- Named builders, suppliers and partners2 companies named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Who pays whom1 deal on file: equity, loans, leases, power or equipment, each with its source.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
- AlertsAn email the day this project moves.Ultra
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