Data Center Registry
Sheridan Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy, Grant County)
Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas
Sheridan Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy, Grant County) is a proposed data center in Sheridan, Arkansas (Grant County), operated by Clean Cloud Energy (Sheridan Data Center LLC). The public record puts it at announced July 2025, 800 MW planned, 753 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
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Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Clean Cloud Energy (Sheridan Data Center LLC)
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Sheridan, Grant County, AR
- Coordinates
- 34.3101, -92.4013 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 800 MW planned
- Land
- 753 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- July 2025
- Utility
- Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. / C&L Electric Cooperative
- Power source
- Grid
- Cooling
- Closed loop
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- Not established from a public source
- Public subsidy
- Act 9 of 1960 PILOT: nonbinding resolution to negotiate up to a 65% property-tax abatement over 30 years, Grant County, AR, 2025
- Community reception
- Contested
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- July 21, 2025ProposedQuorum Court passed a resolution of intent on a data center tax abatement. EdgeConneX signed an LOI in June 2026 as a possible buyer, not a completed sale. Source: Mahomet Daily
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Sheridan Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy, Grant County) in Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Residents raised water and transparency concerns and protested at Quorum Court meetings.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
Residents raised water and transparency concerns and protested at Quorum Court meetings. A FOIA lawsuit against county officials was dismissed.
Power and water
Clean Cloud first planned 500 MW. That rose to 800 MW after AECC located additional power providers.
Grant County's June 2026 conditions require closed-loop, air-chilled cooling. The Arkansas Times reports the closed-loop system would use about as much water a year as a handful of average homes.
Public money on the record
| Program | Amount | Granted by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act 9 of 1960 PILOT: nonbinding resolution to negotiate up to a 65% property-tax abatement over 30 years | Not established | Grant County, AR | 2025 |
Notes on the record
753-acre site outside Sheridan. Estimated cost is $8-12B (range only, so no investment figure is recorded). EdgeConneX is in due diligence as a potential buyer. Coordinates are the Sheridan town centroid.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
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Other sites within 30 miles
Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.
- AVAIO Digital Leo Campus · AVAIO Digital Partners26 mi · Proposed · Contested
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Sheridan Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy, Grant County) in Sheridan?
Yes. Sheridan Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy, Grant County) in Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Residents raised water and transparency concerns and protested at Quorum Court meetings.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Sheridan Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy, Grant County)?
The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.
How much water does Sheridan Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy, Grant County) use?
No water withdrawal figure for Sheridan Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy, Grant County) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Sheridan Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy, Grant County), and how big is it?
Clean Cloud Energy (Sheridan Data Center LLC) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 800 MW. The site is recorded at 753 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Sheridan Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy, Grant County)," updated October 18, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/clean-cloud-energy-sheridan-data-center-grant-county-ar.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/clean-cloud-energy-sheridan-data-center-grant-county-ar, retrieved October 29, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.Worldwide company has eye on data center plan for Grant County · Arkansas Times · retrieved October 18, 2026
- 2.Same developer, same playbook? Clean Cloud's track record in three states · Mahomet Daily · retrieved October 18, 2026
- 3.Grant County Data Center Opponents To Protest Monday · South Arkansas Reckoning · retrieved October 18, 2026
- 4.Word gets out about second Grant County data center - despite NDAs · Arkansas Times · retrieved October 18, 2026
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