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Horseshoe Energy Project Returns to Pinal P&Z Oct. 15 After Commission Delays Decision on Gas Plant Expansion
The Horseshoe Energy Project heads back to Pinal County commissioners…
Casa Grande Data Center Permit Approved for New Campus, Separate From Prop 207 Waiver Site
Another Casa Grande data center, separate from the Prop 207…
4,696-acre SR 79 industrial rezoning approved; employer could generate its own power and run an ancillary data center
An employer could run its own data center and generate…
Florence Data Center Committee Learns Where Data Centers Can Go and How the Town Can Regulate Them
Florence Tech Park (outlined in white) is the only place…
Employer’s own data center could be part of 4,696-acre industrial site along SR 79 under P&Z-recommended plan
Nearly 4,700 acres of state land along SR 79 could…
Apache Junction Council Members Back Taking Stretch of SR 88 From ADOT
Apache Junction could take over the stretch of State Route…
SunZia Can Now Carry 3,000 MW of Wind Power to County; SRP Buys 600 MW
Wind power from New Mexico now travels 550 miles to…
Red Rock energy hub could grow: 660-acre solar and battery site proposed on state trust land
A utility-scale solar and battery facility on 660 acres of…
Rosebud Energy Project Would Put Solar Panels and Batteries on Nissan-Owned Farmland Near Maricopa
Pinal County is reviewing the Rosebud Energy Project, a solar…
Eloy Valley Energy Center III Approved: 400-Megawatt Solar and Battery Project Planned South of Eloy
NextEra’s Eloy Valley Energy Center III, a 400-megawatt solar and…
Data centers proposed south of Maricopa: County reviews 956-acre land-use change for Arizona Independent Technology Campus
The full rezoning could eventually cover about 1,517 acres, though…
Desert Crest Battery Storage Advances West of Casa Grande
A 350-megawatt battery facility cleared its first hearing west of…
A Vaquero’s Heirs and a Data Center
A Mexican vaquero built a ranch on the La Osa…
‘One hundred percent not true’: SRP’s answer on data centers and your power bill
“At least in SRP territory, that is one hundred percent…
The Oldest Question in Land Use
Supervisor Stephen Miller says property rights should carry the La…
Pinal County Data Centers: UA Expert Briefs Supervisors
University of Arizona computing expert David Ebert told Pinal County…
Florence Data Center Advisory Committee Seats First Members
The Florence Town Council appointed the first seven members of…
Ore Town Solar Approved on San Manuel Mine Land Deemed Unfit for Most Development
Pinal County supervisors approved the Ore Town Solar project with…
Casa Grande Approves Data Center Waivers 7-0 to Settle Prop 207 Claims
The city agreed not to require a conditional use permit…
Eloy Valley Energy Center III: 1,263-Acre Solar and Battery Rezone Advances
Pinal County planning commissioners voted 7-1 to advance Eloy Valley…
$140M Claim Puts Casa Grande Data Center Entitlement Before Council Aug. 3
The Casa Grande City Council votes Aug. 3 on a…
No decision on Project Midway: P&Z sends 215-acre data center back for answers
ED3 said it could not confirm the legality of the…
Data Center Hearing: Project Midway Rezoning Set for July 16
The power plan shifted since last fall from drawing on…
Sorting Substance From Salesmanship in the Data Center Boom
As Pinal County weighs the La Osa data center, a…
Valley Farms Energy Center Wins Approval, Reversing 2025 Denial
Pinal County supervisors voted 4-0 to approve NextEra Energy Resources’…
Misinformation Goes Both Ways
A Pinal Partnership newsletter urges Pinal County leaders to reject…
Florence Data Center Committee: Council Seeks Members
Florence Town Council voted unanimously June 29 to advertise for…
Florence Cemetery Water Overhaul Ahead of Cremation Garden in Memorial Park Master Plan
The Florence Memorial Park master plan presented June 16 prioritizes…
Florence Council Acts on Water Plan, Backflow, PFAS
The Florence Town Council approved a $390,820 contract with Carollo…
SRP, APS, TEP look for nuclear plant site, study due late 2026
SRP, APS, and TEP are evaluating potential locations for a…