Adam Klepp, ABC15 reporter, citing Arizona Public Service
Arizona Public Service expects data centers to be the largest driver of power demand growth over the next decade
Phoenix data center firm repurposing portfolio
A Phoenix based data center firm raised $1 billion to repurpose older facilities amid construction backlash. It is reported, as reported August 20, 2025.
Who would use it has not been disclosed.
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What is known
Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power it would draw
- 36 MW
- not disclosed [1]
- Water
- 94,000,000 gallons a year
- not disclosed [1]
- Who leads it
- Not disclosed
- Who would use it
- Not disclosed
- Jobs once it runs
- Not disclosed
- Tax each year
- Not disclosed
Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)
Impact figures
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much power it needs | 36 MW | not disclosed | [1] youtube.com | October 6, 2026 |
| How much water it would use | 94,000,000 gallons a year | not disclosed | [1] youtube.com | October 6, 2026 |
| How loud it would be | Not disclosed | |||
| Jobs once it runs | Not disclosed | |||
| Tax it would pay each year | Not disclosed |
The record's fields
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is building it | Not disclosed | |||
| Who is constructing it | Not disclosed | |||
| How much land | Not disclosed | |||
| Where its power comes from | Not disclosed | |||
| Grid connection | Not disclosed | |||
| How it is cooled | Not disclosed |
The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.
Still not public, and where it would show up
The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.
- Who would use itA lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
- Who is behind itA land record, a zoning application or a company's own announcement.
- Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What was decided
Acts of Maricopa County and Phoenix about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert | Gilbert leaders want strict rules on data centers to make it hard for server farms to set up shop; new rules expected in September but delayed to October or November. | watereducation.org | |
| Chandler | Chandler capped data center water use | youtube.com | |
| Maricopa County | Maricopa County adopted a new ordinance clarifying guidelines for data center development | bizjournals.com | |
| Maricopa County | It is the first time data centers have been defined in county zoning rules | kjzz.org | |
| Maricopa County | The modernized ordinance updated how the county defines a data center and restricts them to industrial areas | kjzz.org | |
| Maricopa County | Maricopa County Board of Supervisors overhauled its zoning ordinance at a meeting Wednesday in December 2025 | kjzz.org |
7 earlier decisions on the county's rows
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa | Mesa data centers will need City Council approval to build under new regulations | kjzz.org | |
| Mesa | New Mesa zoning amendments direct data centers to heavy industrial zones and general industrial zones | kjzz.org | |
| Mesa | Mesa data center ordinance restricts future projects to land zoned for industrial use | themesatribune.com | |
| Mesa | Mesa City Council adopted new zoning rules for data centers and their operations in a City Council vote in July 2025 | kjzz.org | |
| Mesa | Mesa City Council unanimously approved data center amendments on July 8, 2025, with two members absent | themesatribune.com | |
| Mesa | Proposed 60 foot height limit for data centers | themesatribune.com | |
| Mesa | Proposed 400 foot setback from residential areas for data centers | themesatribune.com |
What happened
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· Status: rumored (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
Phoenix NAP is planning a new construction build that will be about three times bigger than its existing facility [4]
The full Phoenix data center firm repurposing portfolio timeline, in order
3 corrections to this record
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Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.
What was said
Data centers built near residential areas raise ambient temperatures up to 4 degrees Fahrenheit
The recent surge in demand for data centers is driven by artificial intelligence
Every statement about data centers in Arizona, by speaker
1 more statement on this page
The site
Where in Maricopa County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.
Tap a pin for the data center, the parcel for its record
- This record: Proposed, ringed
- data center
- Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
- Smaller pins: 27 other published records in Arizona
Details
- this record's location, ringed
- parcel outline, from the county parcel record
- city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
- county boundary
The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.
- Where
- Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
- How exactly it is located
- County level, the county seat
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
- Not computed for a record placed at a place center
- Nearest records
- Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at a county seat.
Questions about this project
5 questions answered from the record
How big is Phoenix data center firm repurposing portfolio?
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The record has one measure of its size: 36 MW (not disclosed, source). Its acreage is not disclosed.
Who is building Phoenix data center firm repurposing portfolio?
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Not disclosed. No source on file names the developer. The sources read for this record are listed under Sources.
How much power and water does Phoenix data center firm repurposing portfolio say it needs?
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Power: 36 MW (not disclosed, source). Water: 94,000,000 gallons a year (not disclosed, source).
Where does Phoenix data center firm repurposing portfolio stand today?
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It is reported, as reported August 20, 2025. The newest entry, reported August 20, 2025: Phoenix NAP is planning a new construction build that will be about three times bigger than its existing facility [4].
What has Phoenix or Maricopa County decided about it?
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Gilbert: Gilbert leaders want strict rules on data centers to make it hard for server farms to set up shop; new rules expected in September but delayed to October or November. (reported September 23, 2026, source); and Chandler: Chandler capped data center water use (reported June 22, 2026, source). 13 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
Sources
Reporting
- Phoenix Area Sustainable Data Center Breaks Ground | Haydon + Edged Energy + DX, YouTube, May 16, 2025, local outlet
- Copia Power seeks rezoning for 3,100-acre solar and data center project near Phoenix - The Business Journals, The Business Journals, August 20, 2026, local outlet
- Phoenix data center firm raises $1B to repurpose older facilities amid construction backlash - The Business Journals, The Business Journals, September 3, 2026, local outlet
- How Arizona Data Centers Are Powering AI Surge: Ian McClarty, phoenixNAP, YouTube, August 20, 2025, video
4 sources on file.
Cite this record
Data Center Record, "Phoenix data center firm repurposing portfolio", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/phoenix-data-center-firm-repurposing-portfolio-az, last verified October 6, 2026.
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For researchers
- Slug
- phoenix-data-center-firm-repurposing-portfolio-az
- Status value
- rumored
- Stage
- Proposed
- Tier
- skeleton
- Tags
- skeleton
- Place id
- us/az/maricopa-county/phoenix
- Coordinates
- 33.44833, -112.07389
- Location precision
- county
- Location source
- County seat (Phoenix), Wikidata, placed at county level
- Coordinate source
- wikidata county seat
- Location source number
- Not disclosed
- Location last verified
- September 16, 2026
- EPA registry id
- Not disclosed
- Use type values
- not_disclosed
- Tenancy value
- not_disclosed
- Cooling type value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity basis
- not_disclosed
- Water basis
- not_disclosed, gallons_per_year, not_stated
- Acreage basis
- Not disclosed
- Interconnection value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity, if disclosed
- 36 MW, not disclosed
- Rating of the county's rows
- Restrictive
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- Last verified
- 2026-10-06