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Pinal County supervisors rejected a proposed 3,400-acre data center near Eloy, Arizona. The decision followed significant opposition from rural residents concerned about high water consumption and potential contamination from PFAS chemicals in the facility's closed-loop water system.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors rejected a large data center project proposed by Vermaland, despite the developer making concessions. The decision was primarily driven by significant public opposition and board members' concerns over water and power usage in the region. This marks the denial of what would have been Arizona's largest data center project.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 against rezoning land for the proposed La Osa Energy Center data center project near Eloy, Arizona. This decision is considered a significant win for environmental activists and local community organizations who opposed the development due to its potential impacts.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors rejected a data center project proposed by Vermaland near Eloy, Arizona. This decision followed strong community opposition due to concerns over water, air quality, noise, wildlife, and property values. The project included two gas-fired power plants and had been scaled back in size.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 against rezoning land for a proposed data center project developed by Vermaland, effectively killing the project. Residents raised concerns about water, air quality, noise, wildlife, and property values. The developer had previously scaled back the plan and proposed building two gas-fired power plants to meet electricity needs.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors rejected Vermaland's plan for the massive La Osa Energy Center, a data center development outside Eloy, Arizona. Residents voiced strong opposition, citing concerns over water usage, energy demands, and the lack of specific data center regulations in the county's zoning code. The rejection, despite Vermaland's proposed reductions, has led to calls for the county to establish clearer rules for future data center projects.
Pinal County officials have rejected a large data center project proposed by Vermaland. This decision stops the development plan for the massive facility in the county.
Residents in Pinal County, Arizona, are actively fighting a proposed 3,300-acre data center project by Vermaland, citing concerns about groundwater use, energy costs, air quality, and noise. The Pinal County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on a critical zoning change from agricultural to industrial use for the project. Opponents are urging the board to deny the proposal.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors postponed a vote until August 2026 on the La Osa Energy Center, a large-scale data center project planned near Eloy, Arizona. Developer Vermaland scaled back the project by 80% due to community opposition, reducing it to 11 data centers with a 1-gigawatt energy demand. The county is imposing over 50 conditions related to water and energy use, noise, and power generation.
The proposed La Osa data center and energy campus in Pinal County, Arizona, will be scaled back by 80% from its original plan of 59 data centers to 11, following significant opposition from local residents. The Pinal County Board of Supervisors postponed a decision on Vermaland's rezoning and site planning request until August 2026, requesting more specific details about the reduced project. Concerns were raised about energy demand and the potential impact on power bills.