BREAKING
Arizona Pauses Data-Center Tax Breaks
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facilities (or planned)
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yr
incentive pause
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M
annual cut ($)
Proposed rate hikes split unevenly
Data centers
45
Households
14.5
0
%
cooling water rise
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%
indirect water rise
0
%
of state power
Cooling methods trade water for power
Air cooling
Google
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Low water use
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High power load
Zero-water cooling
Microsoft 2026
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Near-zero water
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Pilot in Phoenix
A national model in the making
AI NEWS BLITZ
Arizona has paused new tax incentives for data centers for three years amid AI strain.