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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 its own power on 4,696 acres of state land along SR 79 north of Florence, now zoned for industry and headed to auction. Conditions on the approval bar data centers…
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 in Florence where a data center is permitted by right. The SRP Abel Substation and Copper Crossing Energy and Research […]
State 48 Microschool Permit Vote Delayed as County Weighs What Counts as a School
County supervisors delayed a vote on the State 48 Microschool permit to Nov. 18 while the school asks the Board of Adjustment whether “school” in the zoning code already covers it. Supervisors also said the county must define a microschool…
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 become an industrial site where an employer runs its own data center and generates its own power. The proposal heads to county supervisors after a 7-2 planning commission recommendation, with…
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 battery project on 1,263 acres just south of Eloy, won unanimous approval from Pinal County supervisors with no one speaking against it. The power is already under contract to serve…