State briefing

Arizona: data centers & your electric bill

The numbers residents cite at hearings — grid, water, and regulator contacts for Arizona, from the free GridWatch toolkit.

190tracked data center facilities
10.5 TWhestimated annual DC electricity
13.9¢residential rate per kWh
390grid gCO₂/kWh · water stress: high

Your regulator

Arizona Corporation Commissionwebsite · file a complaint

Case studies

CBA secured

Mesa — Residents won noise and water protections mid-construction

After residents organized against Apple and Google campus noise, Mesa adopted a data center overlay zone requiring 55 dBA limits, water recycling plans, and quarterly community reporting. Existing facilities were grandfathered but agreed to voluntary retrofits.

Known data center campuses in Arizona

OperatorLocationTenantFiling LLC
MetaMesaMetaCodename shells: Greater Kudu, Raven Northbrook, Stadion, Wobniar, Pinnacle Mountain
MicrosoftGoodyear (Greater Phoenix)MicrosoftProject-name / generic 'Holdings LLC'; less consistently codenamed

State municipal league: League of Arizona Cities and Towns

A data center was proposed near you?

The free toolkit walks you through it in five steps: who's really behind the LLC, what it costs your community, what to do this week, and a downloadable action pack — speech, letters, flyer, and CBA targets included.

Start here → The health risks, sourced