By Monica D. Spencer | inMaricopa
Pinal County’s Board of Supervisors last week unanimously approved a land-use amendment that would pave the way for a data center just south of Maricopa.
It was the third data-center project the board approved Wednesday. The other two are located near Picacho Peak State Park and east of Stanfield.
Tempe-based W Holdings plans to construct a 500-acre Energy Generation and Technology Campus northeast of White-and-Parker and Teel Roads, abutting the southern boundary of the Ak-Chin Indian Community. Plans include a data center, battery energy storage system and a natural gas power plant.
Court Rich of Rose Law Group said construction is valued at $10 billion, split between construction and equipment costs. He said the project would create 1,000 permanent jobs in the region.