AVAIO Digital Leo

Under Construction

AVAIO Digital · Pulaski County, AR

Maintained and reviewed by Malachi Rein, LEED AP BD+CDataset version 2026-10-03

AVAIO Digital Leo in Pulaski County, AR is planned at 1.0 GW and about $21 billion, and is under construction, with a 2028 target as of October 2026. It ranks 30th of 56 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 0.9% of the 106.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is developer disclosed; the investment figure is developer-stated campus cost. Confidence is medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus. It is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in Arkansas.

Planned capacity

1.0 GW

Developer disclosed

Announced investment

$21 billion

Developer-stated campus cost

Status

Under construction

As of October 2026

Target year

2028

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis: Developer disclosed
Investment basis: Developer-stated campus cost
Nearest high-voltage transmission: The campus sits 1.6 miles from the nearest 500 kV transmission line, owned by Entergy Arkansas Inc, per HIFLD transmission data current to September 2023, computed 2026-10-02. 3 line segments rated 230 kV or higher pass within 5 miles of the campus, the highest at 500 kV. Source: HIFLD
Location basis: Public address, geocoded. The coordinate marks the campus, so distance facts on this page are measured from it. Location source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, AVAIO officials discuss project details for $6 billion data center.
Confidence: Medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus.
Counted in headline totals: Yes. The investment figure is developer-stated campus cost and is comparable across projects.
Primary source: Arkansas Economic Development Commission, January 2026
Last verified: September 2026, dataset version 2026-10-03. Re-checked whenever the project list is refreshed.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

AVAIO Digital's 296-acre Project Leo campus in Pulaski County, with 150 MW contracted from Entergy Arkansas and demand of up to 1 GW at full build; the first phase is $6B of more than $21B through full development. The developer reports it has broken ground, and said in July 2026 that the first two buildings would be operational by 2028.

Location

Site: Pulaski County, AR
Coordinates: 34.62, -92.24
State directory: Data centers in Arkansas (2 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Arkansas

This is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in Arkansas.

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). AVAIO Digital Leo (Pulaski County, AR). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-10-03. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/avaio-digital-leo

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  title = {AVAIO Digital Leo (Pulaski County, AR)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-10-03. Capacity basis: Developer disclosed. Investment basis: Developer-stated campus cost.},
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: developer disclosed. Investment basis: developer-stated campus cost. Dataset version 2026-10-03. Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.