Brightspeed Data Center
Russellville, Pope County, AR
Source: Primary source
Brightspeed Data Center is an operating data center in Pope County, AR. DataCentersExposed has documented a 44,650 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkExisting telecom / central-office data center (former CenturyLink facility) operated by Brightspeed; identified in DatacenterDynamics sale-leaseback listing for Arkansas telecom data centers. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Food safety company to layoff 50 workers in central AlabamaAL.com· Aug 26, 2026
- Concerns about those data centers coming to your cityNorthwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· Aug 19, 2026
- Outside of Little Rock, Arkansas counties and cities move ahead on data center moratoriumsArkansas Advocate· Aug 11, 2026
- Construction underway on Russellville solar projectKVOM 101.7· Aug 10, 2026
- Russellville to hold public meeting to form data center committeeKVOM 101.7· Jul 31, 2026
- Logan County approves 12-month moratorium on data centersWBKO· Jul 30, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Russellville Middle School in Russellville, is 0.5 mi from this site (813 students). 5 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.