Data Center Political Risk
Arkansas data center moratoriums & political risk
Dimetrics tracks 9 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across Arkansas — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.
Moratoriums & restrictions in Arkansas
Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.
| Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Enacted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas (statewide) — Love interim moratorium resolutionstate · Arkansas | Other | proposed | Aug 2026 | NWA Democrat-Gazette |
| Madison Countycounty · Madison | Moratorium | active | Aug 2026 | datacenterbans.com |
| Independence Countycounty · Independence | Moratorium | active | Aug 2026 | Arkansas Advocate / White River Now |
| Russellvillecity · Pope | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | River Valley Radio |
| Little Rockcity · Pulaski | Moratorium | proposed | Jul 2026 | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |
| Union Countycounty · Union | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | El Dorado News-Times / KTVE |
| Carroll Countycounty · Carroll | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | KY3 |
| Pulaski Countycounty · Pulaski | Moratorium | proposed | Jun 2026 | datacenterbans.com |
| Fayettevillecity · Washington | Pause | proposed | — | google-news |
Score Arkansas's data center political risk
Dimetrics scores each jurisdiction's resistance capacity — blending political lean, income and education, grid adequacy, and enacted actions — and maps it to operator exposure at the site level. See the scored interactive map, or query it in Claude via the Dimetrics MCP.
Moratorium and zoning records are compiled from public filings and news sources and provided as is. Not legal or investment advice. See all states →