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Data Center, Gas Plant, and Battery Storage Campus Approved Near Maricopa
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Data Center, Gas Plant, and Battery Storage Campus Approved Near Maricopa

Nick Kanavati Nov 28, 2025
Pinal County supervisors approved a 495-acre energy and technology campus near Maricopa. The data center and gas plant project drew Ak-Chin opposition.

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Aerial image showing the 260-acre Barcello Farms site outlined in black between Felix Road and Cooper Road, south of Bella Vista Road. The built subdivisions of Magma Ranch I sit directly to the south and Magma Ranch II to the southeast. Agricultural fields extend to the west and southwest, with open desert and foothills to the north and east.

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