Arkansas AI Data Center Site Emerges With 200 MW Plan

A planned AI data center campus north of Texarkana, Arkansas, could eventually support as much as 200 megawatts of power capacity across roughly 3,000 acres, though key details about the project remain undisclosed more than six months after it was announced.

Public property and corporate records reviewed by the Texarkana Gazette link the proposed Miller County development to more than 2,700 acres controlled by Fort Chadbourne Farm LLC, an entity associated with Arkansas businessman Michael “Jacques” Davison.

AI infrastructure developer Benthaus first disclosed the project in a Feb. 3 LinkedIn post, saying it had acquired a large-scale site capable of supporting up to 200 MW. The campus is expected to be co-developed with Chadbourn Infrastructure Partners and built in phases for hyperscale, enterprise, AI and high-performance computing customers.

Benthaus also said it had secured an electric service agreement for an initial 48 MW, but the identity of the power provider remains unclear.

Southwestern Electric Power Co., or SWEPCO, told the Gazette that it is not involved with the project and is unaware of any electric service agreement tied to Benthaus. Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative did not confirm whether it is the supplier, with an executive telling the newspaper the cooperative “might have an NDA.”

The site consists of 15 contiguous parcels bordered by U.S. Highway 71, Arkansas Highway 108 and roughly Interstate 49. Nearly 2,300 acres, marketed as Chadbourne Ranch, were listed for sale in October 2025 at an asking price of $5.165 million.

Benthaus said the property also has access to pipeline-quality natural gas, which could support on-site generation alongside grid power — an increasingly common strategy as AI data center developers seek to secure electricity faster amid grid constraints.

Local officials have so far taken little public action. Miller County District 7 Justice of the Peace Larry East told the Gazette that the county Quorum Court has not acted on the project and said he still has “a lot” of questions before deciding whether he supports it.

The project is emerging as nearby Bowie County, Texas, faces grassroots opposition to several proposed AI data centers over concerns including power and water use, noise, lighting and environmental impacts.

For the Miller County development, the biggest unanswered questions remain who will supply the initial 48 MW, how the broader 200 MW buildout will be powered and when construction will begin.