USDA further advances Trump administration push to unleash critical American mineral and energy dominance; Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group, comments.

 (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Resolution Copper.)  By USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service completed the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and issued the final record of decision for the Resolution Copper Project. The decision is now available on the agency’s project page. This is another important project in advancing President Trump’s goal of mineral independence and energy dominance by boosting domestic …

Gigantic Form Energy battery powering Google data center is a ‘game changer,’ says Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder

By Canary Media Form Energy invented a novel iron-air battery to store clean energy for much longer timeframes than conventional lithium-ion batteries can. The startup is still constructing its first commercial project, in Minnesota, but today revealed it has clinched a potentially game-changing follow-up in the same state to support a Google data center. The utility Xcel Energy will install 300 megawatts of Form’s batteries in Pine Island, …

Arizonans fight utility rate hike after private equity takeover. In The Republic, Rose Law Group co-founder and director of the firm’s energy & utility infrastructure department, Court Rich, calls it a matter of fairness

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents homeowners fighting against this utility rate increase.) By Rose Law Group Reporter Robson Ranch residents in Eloy are righteously rattled by a rate “increase to their water and sewer bills… after their small utilities were purchased by one of the largest private equity funds in the world,” Netherlands-based CVC DIF. How much of a hike? “The utilities …

Huge acreage assembled for renewable projects in Pinal County; Court Rich, director of Rose Law Group’s energy & utility infrastructure department, comments in PBJ on the state of energy in Arizona

By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal A Scottsdale-based land investor has assembled more than 4,000 acres of land for renewable energy projects in Pinal County. Genus LP sold 2,004 acres in Eloy to EDF Renewables Development Inc. for $22.6 million cash, closing on Dec. 5, then paid $9.5 million to Linmark LLC for another 2,115.22 acres in Eloy, closing …

esVolta battery facility gets greenlight from Pinal County, with Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder, presenting the case

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents esVolta Development.) By Mark Crowling | Pinal Post FLORENCE — Up to 800 megawatts of battery energy storage, directly west of the Nissan test track south of the city of Maricopa, was approved Dec. 10 by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors. This could be the first time the board has seen a request for …

esVolta Development wins Pinal P&Z approval for battery facility, with Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder, presenting the case

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents esVolta Development.) By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post The Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of a 40-acre battery energy storage facility near Maricopa on November 20, 2025. The Cactus Wren Energy Storage project would store up to 800 megawatts of electricity for four hours. To put that capacity in perspective, Electrical District 3 set a system …

Copia Power’s large-scale energy development advances in Pinal County, with Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of renewable energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder, representing

Key Points The Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-2 on October 16 to recommend approval of the Griffin Energy Project’s comprehensive plan amendment. The 2,685-acre facility, proposed by Copia Power, combines solar panels, battery storage, and natural gas generation to supply power directly to a planned data center. The project site is located southeast of Stanfield, Arizona, and extends on both sides of Interstate 8 between the Santa Rosa Wash and Greene Wash. The project now …

Massive Pinal County power and data center complex advances, with Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of renewable energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder, presenting the case

By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of 3,374-acre complex The Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-3 on October 16 to recommend approval of the La Osa Project’s comprehensive plan amendment. The vote marks the first step in a multi-stage approval process for the massive Pinal County data center and gas-fired power plant …

Arizona Sonoran Copper expands Cactus Mine

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group Represents Arizona Sonoran Copper Company.) By Hailey Mesnik | Phoenix Business Journal Another copper mine project is in the works just outside the Phoenix metro as demand for the mineral used in data centers, electric vehicles and more continues to grow. Arizona Sonoran Copper Company acquired 2,047 acres in Casa Grande for $102.15 million on Aug. 29 for its …

Council approves Sawtooth Energy Solar Center, with Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of renewable energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder, presenting the case

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Sawtooth Energy Center.) By David Church | Pinal Central With its wide open spaces and easy access to major freeways, Eloy has become an appealing location for several solar companies looking to move their panels to the area. During last week’s Eloy City Council meeting, another solar farm with amended project changes came before the …