April 2, 2026
West Texas Becomes the AI Corridor While the Rest of America WaitsArizona's datacenter cluster offers reassuring data: despite nearly 200 facilities operating or planned, industrial water usage in the Phoenix metro remains flat.
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Phoenix, Arizona is a major competing market for data center development in the Southwest region, drawing some prospective Texas data center projects due to lower power costs and available land.
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March 19, 2026
Communities Aren't Anti-Datacenter. They're Anti-Surprise.A 2025 Ceres analysis found Phoenix-area datacenter water use at 385 million gallons annually, representing less than 0.5% of regional total consumption, with agriculture consuming over 70% statewide.
March 16, 2026
"Bring Your Own Power, Water Plan, and Community Deal"Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego warning that approving every requesting facility would spike electricity demand to 19,000 MW, more than double Arizona's grid record peak.
March 11, 2026
Texas Developers Need No Permission. Rural Counties Are Changing That.A Ceres analysis estimated active Phoenix-area datacenters consumed roughly 385 million gallons annually last summer.
February 19, 2026
Water, Not Power, Will Decide Who Wins the Texas Data Center RacePhoenix's nearly 60 data centers already consume approximately 177 million gallons per day.
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