The planning commission voted Aug. 5, 2026 to recommend strict data center rules: industrial zones only, at least 650 feet from homes, no town drinking water for cooling and no open evaporative cooling. Town council vote was expected in September. Gilbert has no data center applications.

Aug 5, 2026Source

✅ Approved · Maricopa County

County supervisors voted 4-1 to give Project Baccara a special permit needed near Luke Air Force Base. The 160-acre site off Olive Avenue and Litchfield Road would hold two data centers and a gas power plant, about 400 feet from a dozen homes. It still needs an air permit.

May 6, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Maricopa County

County supervisors updated zoning for data centers on unincorporated land. They are allowed only in the IND-2 and IND-3 industrial zones; other land must be rezoned first.

Dec 10, 2025Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Maricopa County

County supervisors unanimously rezoned about 2,000 acres west of the White Tank Mountains for industrial use. This clears the way for Hassayampa Ranch, a planned data center campus over 1 gigawatt led by Arizona Land Consulting.

Dec 10, 2025Source

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Depending on where you live in Gilbert Town: Tohono O'odham Utility Authority (not available) or Gila River Indian Utility Authority (gricua) (co-op (owned by its members)) or Electrical Dist No8 Maricopa (public) or Ocotillo Water Conserv. Dist. (not available) or Maricopa County M W C Dist #1 (not available) or Harquahala Valley Pwr District (not available) or Usbia-san Carlos Project (public) or Tonopah Irrigation District (not available) or Buckeye Water C&d District (not available) or Salt River Project (public) or Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or City of Mesa (run by the town).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Arizona.

No project in Gilbert Town, but 8 nearby

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Google data center campus at Elliot and Sossaman roads, Mesa

Meta data center campus in Mesa

Merit Legacy Technology Park, Mesa

CyrusOne data center campus on Elliot Road, Mesa

NTT data center campus at Pecos and Crismon roads, Mesa

EdgeCore data center campus in Eastmark, Mesa

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