Google announced the first phase of a $4-billion data center project in West Memphis, Arkansas, an initiative that state officials have called one of the largest economic investments in state history.

The facility, located near the Arkansas-Tennessee state line, will be powered by Entergy using solar power and existing generation in the area. Speakers at an Oct. 2 announcement ceremony continually touched on the need for electricity for the complex and its impact on local ratepayers.

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