From Fox Business: A massive data center that was slated for southern Arizona may be no more after a city council vote on Wednesday unanimously directed all staff to stop work.
Dubbed “Project Blue,” the data center was supposed to be built on 290 acres in Pima County. The county’s board of supervisors approved selling the land north of the Pima County Fairgrounds for the center, but the project still required the city of Tucson’s approval of a development agreement and annexation of the land, local KOLD reported.
Dozens of people filled the city’s council chambers in opposition to the project, which had been proposed by Beale Infrastructure, citing utility usage.
“In addition to the water use, this was a problem because of the energy use,” councilmember Kevin Dahl said during the meeting, according to KOLD.
The massive data center project was reportedly linked to Amazon.
Despite promises that the project would have created 3,000 temporary construction jobs and provided 180 permanent positions with an average salary of $64,000 per year, local residents and the city council were not swayed in their objections.
One major concern was that the data center would have required more water than four golf courses, and a tremendous amount of power.
The vote was unanimous, as the city council voted it down, 7-0.
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— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) August 7, 2025
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