The Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing later this month to amend the land use of about 500 acres to accommodate a future data center.

Billed as an “important investment” in the county’s economic growth, applicant W Holdings of Tempe said in a project narrative that the Energy Generation and Technology Campus will “store, process, manage and distribute vast quantities of data while ensuring secure and reliable access.”

The site is located between White-and-Parker and Smith Roads, straddling Porter Road 4 miles south of city limits. It sits along a southern boundary of the Ak-Chin Indian Community.

Today, the land exists as agricultural fields. However, the county’s comprehensive plan designates it for moderate, low-density residential use. In ord

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