1 data center project in Eloy City
Who decides here: the City Council of Eloy City votes on zoning. The Pinal County may review big projects too.
In Eloy City
Local votes and rules
✋ Turned down · Pinal County
County supervisors voted 4-1 to reject the rezoning for La Osa Energy Center near Eloy: 11 data center buildings and a 500-megawatt gas plant by Vermaland. They said no even after the developer cut the plan by 80% and offered water limits.
📌 Other · Pinal County
The county planning commission heard the request to rezone about 216 acres to industrial for the Project Midway data center campus and put off its vote to a later date, with questions such as who the end user is.
🗺️ Zoning change · Pinal County
County supervisors unanimously approved land-use plan changes for three big data center sites: La Osa near Eloy, Project Midway southwest of Casa Grande, and the W Holdings energy and tech campus south of Maricopa. These plan changes do not rezone the land; each site still needs a rezoning vote.
✅ Approved
The city planning commission recommended rezoning the Southwest Crossing site by Ryan Companies for a data center campus. A city council vote was not found.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Eloy City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Eloy City: Tohono O'odham Utility Authority (not available) or Ak-chin Electric Utility Authority (public) or Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County (public) or Gila River Indian Utility Authority (gricua) (co-op (owned by its members)) or Usbia-san Carlos Project (public) or Electrical Dist No2 Pinal County (public) or Electrical Dist No4 Pinal County (not available) or Hohokam Irr & Drain Dist (not available) or Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or Arizona Public Service Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Arizona.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Did the Eloy City Council approve the rezoning?
- Who would use the data center?
- Which utility would supply the power?
- How much water would it use?