Arizona

Arizona data centers use little water but strain power grid

Arizona data centers use little water but strain power grid

Melissa Palmer
February 26, 2026

Data center water “use” numbers are largely misunderstood, because about 80% of the water attributed to them is withdrawn by...

Mounting Phoenix, Arizona hurdles reshape evaluation of AI data center sites

Mounting Phoenix, Arizona hurdles reshape evaluation of AI data center sites

Melissa Palmer
January 27, 2026

Local pushback is hardening against large AI data centers in the Phoenix metro, with Chandler already killing a $2.5 billion,...

Data center tax breaks face rollback as Arizona rethinks AI growth

Data center tax breaks face rollback as Arizona rethinks AI growth

eyfpsahrhhkhsc
January 19, 2026

Arizona’s governor wants to end state and local sales tax exemptions for data center equipment, arguing the incentives have done...

Tax breaks end as Arizona data centers face higher costs, limits

Tax breaks end as Arizona data centers face higher costs, limits

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

Arizona is moving to end sales tax breaks for new data centers as Gov. Hobbs says the incentives have done...

Rezoned Marana, Arizona land clears path for massive AI data center

Rezoned Marana, Arizona land clears path for massive AI data center

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Marana, Arizona, just rezoned about 600 acres for a large data center project from Beale Infrastructure’s Fremont Peak Properties, clearing...

Analysis of Events Leading Up to Pima County’s Approval of Project Blue Data Center

Analysis of Events Leading Up to Pima County’s Approval of Project Blue Data Center

Melissa Palmer
December 31, 2025

The Project Blue data center, a proposed 290-acre facility developed by Beale Infrastructure on unincorporated land near the Pima County...

Pima County, Arizona backs massive data center after Amazon Walks

Pima County, Arizona backs massive data center after Amazon Walks

Melissa Palmer
December 30, 2025

Pima County just greenlit a 290-acre data center project, Project Blue, even after Amazon walked away and no replacement hyperscaler...

New Marana, Arizona data center name adds questions about scale, oversight

New Marana, Arizona data center name adds questions about scale, oversight

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

Marana’s proposed facility now has the formal name “Luckett Road North and South Data Centers,” but it’s still unclear if...

Water, tourism, and trust collide in arizona data center plan

Water, tourism, and trust collide in arizona data center plan

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

A UK developer wants to put a $10 billion, 500-acre data center on city land next to Page and visible...

Chandler, Arizona pushback on AI data centers reshapes planning

Chandler, Arizona pushback on AI data centers reshapes planning

Melissa Palmer
December 12, 2025

Chandler’s council unanimously rejected a $2.5 billion AI data center on a 40‑acre site already ringed by existing facilities, despite...