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Recent Arizona data center news

• Sep 9, 2026

  Power Availability Now Determines Where Data Centers Get Built

  Data Center Knowledge published an analysis on how rising electricity demand from data centers is changing site selection and power planning.

  • The article cites Energy Institute data showing US data centers consumed 312.6 TWh in 2025, up 25.5% year over year, while total US electricity generation rose 3.2% to 4,772 TWh; the US accounted for 39.7% of global data center electricity use.
  • It argues that operators now prioritize power availability, transmission capacity, utility timelines, and fiber access before land selection, and it quotes executives from DC Byte, FiberLight, and JLL on the growing acceptance of behind-the-meter power, natural gas turbines, battery storage, and firm delivery dates for financing.
• Sep 4, 2026

  110-Acre Factory Breaks Ground to Supply Greater Phoenix Building Boom

  Clark Pacific has announced that it has broken ground on a new manufacturing plant in Coolidge, Arizona.

  • The 110-acre facility will be built in phases, with the final phase scheduled for spring 2027; Clark Pacific will start manufacturing in a temporary facility immediately.
  • The plant is expected to triple production capacity and has already created 30 manufacturing and engineering positions, with 70 additional hires planned by the end of the year.
• Sep 3, 2026

  Google partners with MN8 Energy and Eos on West Virginia solar-plus-LDES project

  Google, MN8 Energy, and Eos Energy Enterprises have announced the Mammoth Solar project in Kanawha County, West Virginia, combining solar, long-duration energy storage, and lithium-ion storage. The announcement also includes a separate Google PPA with Fervo Energy in Utah.

  • Mammoth Solar will combine 86MW solar, 10MW/100MWh Eos Z3 LDES, and 70MW/280MWh Li-ion BESS on the PJM grid; commercial operation is expected in 2028, with storage follow-on in 2029 and 2030.
  • MN8 says the project could involve up to US$350 million of capital investment and about US$4 million in property tax revenue over the first 20 years; construction is projected to create roughly 200 jobs.
  • Google will buy the project’s energy, capacity, and clean energy attributes; MN8 says it is the first commercial-scale LDES deployment in West Virginia and the first project under the previously announced 750MWh MN8-Eos master supply agreement from October 2025.
  • Separately, Google announced a 396MW PPA with Fervo Energy for the Cape Station enhanced geothermal project in Utah, with an option to expand by about 600MW by June 2030.
• Sep 1, 2026

  US utility-scale battery energy storage capacity almost doubled during first 18 months of Trump’s second term

  The Solar Energy Industries Association and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence have published the Q3 2026 US Energy Storage Market Outlook, reporting record US battery storage deployments in Q2 2026.

  • The report says 6.7GW/20.2GWh of new battery energy storage systems came online between March and end-June 2026, with 17.9GWh in utility-scale projects and 56% of utility-scale capacity standalone.
  • It also says Arizona, Texas and Utah accounted for much of the quarter’s growth, while the C&I segment benefited from the expansion of data centres and onsite power needs; SEIA and Benchmark also raised their 2030 forecast to 683GWh.
  • The article references earlier announcements and policy developments, including Illinois’ 3GW by 2030 target, Virginia’s expanded 20GW-plus target, Nebraska’s framework for first BESS developments, and FERC show cause orders on large-load grid connections.
• Aug 31, 2026

  ChatAEC Aims to Revolutionize the Development Lifecycle

  AIAEC has announced that its ChatAEC platform is being used to embed AI into the architecture, engineering and construction lifecycle for zoning, land use and regulatory research.

  • ChatAEC has been adopted by the Town of Gilbert for pilot programs to improve internal workflows and planning, and by Butler Design Group to support feasibility assessment and site analysis in early project stages.
  • The platform is currently available in Arizona, with planned expansion to Georgia, Colorado, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Idaho; it retrieves jurisdiction-level information and generates due diligence reports in minutes.

  This is a company announcement describing product adoption and rollout plans, not a report of a completed financing or acquisition.

• Aug 31, 2026

  Nokia to Transform NXP’s Chandler Campus for AI-Era Optical Chips

  Nokia has announced a definitive agreement to acquire NXP Semiconductors’ Chandler Fab and Chandler Probe site and repurpose it for AI infrastructure-related optical component manufacturing.

  • Nokia will lease part of the facility in early 2027 and acquire the full campus in Q1 2029, subject to regulatory approval.
  • The site will produce indium phosphide semiconductors for optical components used in high-speed networks linking processors, memory, and systems inside AI data centers.
  • Nokia said its Optical Networks sales increased 20% YoY in Q2 and sales to AI and cloud customers increased 105%.
  • NXP issued a discontinuation notice for legacy products made at Chandler that will not move to another manufacturing site, and said it does not expect near-term supply impact during the transition.
  • Nokia is also preparing to ramp a new San Jose fab and expand advanced testing and packaging capacity in Pennsylvania tenfold.
• Aug 28, 2026

  25K-SF Class A Industrial Project Comes Online in Chandler’s Industrial Core

  Opus has announced the completion of Envision 56, a speculative industrial development in Chandler, Arizona.

  • The project is a 125,258-square-foot Class A infill development near North 56th Street and West Chandler Boulevard in West Chandler, with two buildings: 37,289 square feet and 87,969 square feet.
  • Building B includes 28-foot clear height, 4 dock doors, 2,500 amps of power, and 76 parking stalls; Building C includes 32-foot clear height, 6 dock doors, 3,000 amps of power, and 182 parking stalls. Opus served as developer, design-builder, architect, and structural engineer of record, and CBRE is marketing the buildings for sale or lease.
• Aug 20, 2026

  Governors' Races are Being Increasingly Buffeted by The Toxic Politics of Data Centers

  Associated Press reports that several U.S. governors and candidates are tightening or proposing restrictions on data centers as public backlash grows. The article is commentary/news analysis about election-year politics and regulatory responses, not a first-time company announcement.

  • Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said his administration will no longer fast-track data center permits or tax exemptions unless developers meet electricity-payment, water-use, and local approval requirements; he called them the “strictest guardrails in the nation.”
  • The piece also cites broader state actions, including Arizona‘s three-year sales tax exemption moratorium, New York‘s one-year ban on large data centers, and Illinois‘s halt on new sales tax exemptions, alongside recent political ads and candidate positions in Texas, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
• Aug 20, 2026

  EdgeCore Says Data Centers Should Pay Their Own Power Costs

  EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure says it will fund the generation, transmission, and delivery infrastructure needed for its expanding data center campuses.

  • Julie Brewer, EdgeCore’s executive vice president of finance, said the company expects to bear 100% of the costs for power infrastructure and may walk away from a project if power economics are not workable.
  • EdgeCore’s pipeline includes a more than 1.1 GW campus in Louisa County, Virginia, a 496 MW campus in Mesa, Arizona, and a 216 MW campus in Reno, Nevada; it also secured $1.5 billion in construction financing this year for two fully leased hyperscale facilities in Northern Virginia and said the Louisa County campus represents more than $17 billion in planned investment.
  • The article explains the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge, SRP’s Large Customer Integration Process launched in 2025, and SRP’s updated E-67 price plan requiring large customers to meet minimum billing requirements and pay for dedicated transmission and substation service.
• Aug 20, 2026

  Global Water Technology Firm Adds Phoenix Office amid U.S. Growth Push

  Gradiant has announced new US leadership, office openings, an innovation center, and new long-term O&M contracts, including one with a chip major.

  • Gradiant named Dr. Nish Vora as Managing Director, Americas, opened new offices in Phoenix, Syracuse, and Philadelphia, and launched a Global Innovation Center in Houston focused on next-generation water treatment technologies for North America.
  • The company said its US headcount grew 55% year to date and that it secured long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts, including one to run the ultrapure water (UPW) system for a chip major; Gradiant also set a target of US$1 billion in US order book next year.