West Memphis Utility Commission Meeting March 2026

The West Memphis Utility Commission held its meeting on March 12, 2026, where key procurement and infrastructure topics were discussed. A significant focus was on a cost of native construction master agreement with Google, related to the use of effluent water from the wastewater treatment plant to cool Google's servers. The agreement ensures Google will be 100% financially responsible for all infrastructure upgrades, including pump upgrades and force main construction, with about $7 million in projects already underway pending reimbursement upon agreement execution. The commission also reviewed an integrated resource plan outlining future energy needs and generation diversification, highlighting upcoming capital investments to meet a projected 50% load increase over three years. Additionally, operational updates included safety reports, financial performance, staffing challenges, and outage analyses, but no new contract awards or RFPs were announced during this meeting.