An Arizona-based land developer is making plans to create one of the largest data-center alleys in the country.
The company Vermaland filed for rezoning in Pinal County earlier this year to turn 3,000 acres of land between Phoenix and Tucson into a "data center corridor."
Its plans also include thousands of acres set aside for solar arrays, but the facilities could ultimately be powered by gas and solar.
CEO Kuldip Verma says the plan would cost over $33 billion when all is said and done. Pinal County still needs to give its approval before the planning can continue.
“And we are anticipated to get approval from Pinal County in first quarter of 2026," Verma said.
Verma said the project would be able to support about 3-GW of energy, more than a third of the APS recent peak demand record.
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