Pulaski County’s quorum court approved new regulations on data centers; the county judge has a short window to consider a veto. Even outside Central Arkansas, SE Arkansas readers should watch how large loads affect Entergy / cooperative rate cases and water use debates.
Local governments drafting their own facility ordinances can review Pulaski’s approach as a reference — then adapt to county zoning and utility capacity, not copy-paste.
Source: Arkansas Advocate — MAP: Arkansas’ most populous county passes data center regulations.