Who pays for Tucson’s data center boom?
News ClipCaloNews.com·Tucson, Pima County, AZ·3/12/2026
This story discusses the potential impact of the data center boom on utility costs and resources in Tucson, Arizona. The city and county are working to develop regulations to address concerns over data centers' energy demands and water usage, while a developer of a proposed data center project has made commitments to use air cooling and match 100% of the facility's energy use with renewable sources.
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Gov: Pima County, City of Tucson
As TEP seeks a 14% rate increase, residents are questioning whether the energy demands of new data centers could add pressure to already rising utility costs Power lines at the TEP Irvington Substation. (Daniel Ramirez/AZPM News) The U.S. data-center boom could raise rates on Americans’ utility bi