Data center developer cuts 80% of massive Arizona project after backlash
A major data center project in Arizona has been significantly reduced in size following community backlash. Vermaland, LLC has scaled back its La Osa proposal from 59 to 11 buildings after receiving strong opposition during a public hearing. The developer has committed to limiting energy demand and addressing concerns about water usage.
- ▪Vermaland, LLC is developing the $33 billion La Osa data center in Pinal County, Arizona.
- ▪The project has been reduced from 59 to 11 data center buildings due to community opposition.
- ▪Rural Arizona Engagement, a progressive activist group, has led the opposition against the development.
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A proposal to build Arizona’s largest data center complex was dramatically scaled back this week, after facing backlash from residents. Vermaland, LLC is the developer leading the $33 billion La Osa data center proposal in Pinal County, which would cover 3,300 acres near Eloy. The company announced on Thursday that it would cut the project from 59 to 11 data center buildings. The situation mirrors the nationwide debate on data center development, framed by critics as a drain on infrastructure and communities, and by advocates as essential to sustaining and advancing the modern way of life.
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