Arizona is a neighboring state to Texas that competes for data center investments and shares similar challenges regarding water availability and energy demand for large-scale computing facilities.
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Contrast the out-of-state signals: Ohio's Gov. DeWine paused new sales-tax exemptions on May 27, Arizona's Gov. Hobbs backed a penny-a-gallon water fee against a possible 77% Colorado River allocation cut, and 69 US jurisdictions had construction restrictions by May 2026.
The company's ExoRise unit is already selling "powered land" in West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada, compressing deployment timelines by bundling energy and site development.
She amplified polling from First Solar and American Energy First, a newly formed coalition that explicitly surveyed likely voters in Texas alongside Arizona, Florida, Indiana, and Ohio.