1.5 million gallons of water per day: Clarksville data center construction underway
News Clip1:06arkansasonline·Clarksville, Johnson County, AR·8/1/2026
Construction is actively underway in Clarksville, Arkansas, for Serverfarm's extensive $6.6 billion data center campus. The project's first phase involves significant electricity demands, with Clarksville Connected Utilities providing an initial 18 megawatts and agreeing to serve up to 50,000 gallons of water daily, while the entire facility could eventually require 1.5 million gallons of water per day, with Serverfarm funding necessary upgrades.
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Gov: Clarksville Connected Utilities, City of Clarksville
Construction is already underway in Clarksville for the first phase of California-based Serverfarm's $6.6 billion data center campus.
Clarksville Connected Utilities already has a service agreement with Serverfarm for the first phase of the project, which covers 18 megawatts of electric service. The utility has also sent binding load letters agreeing to serve up to 50,000 gallons of water a day.
City documents show the data center's first four buildings will require a combined 430 megawatts of electricity, and Serverfarm has agreed to pay for upgrades needed to support 1.5 million gallons of water per day for the data center.
Clarksville Connected Utilities says its electric capacity is 70 megawatts, and its water capacity is 16 million gallons per day.
Story by: Sydney Sasser/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Aerial Videography: Colin Murphey/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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