At a joint community celebration with state and local leaders, Entergy Arkansas recently announced it will power Google’s planned $4 billion technology investment in Arkansas.
Google’s investment will focus on cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure, including the development of a new data center in West Memphis, Arkansas – the company’s first facility in the state. Google also announced plans for a $25 million Energy Impact Fund to scale and accelerate energy affordability initiatives in Crittenden County and the surrounding area.
“We’re proud to be partnering with Google to bring unprecedented economic opportunity to Arkansas. Google’s $4 billion investment in its new facility, its $25 million Energy Impact Fund and its investment in the future of our students demonstrates what lasting community impacts a project of this magnitude can have,” said Entergy Arkansas President and CEO Laura Landreaux. “Entergy Arkansas is committed to powering growth and building a stronger, more vibrant future for the next generation and has found a partner in Google who shares this same vision.”…