The Verge: Arizona Bipartisan Coalition Rejects New AI Data Centers Even as TSMC Keeps 4.75M Gallons/Day
Summary
The Verge's Gaby Del Valle reports a bipartisan grassroots coalition is blocking new AI data centers across drought-stricken Arizona, even as TSMC's Phoenix chip complex quietly draws 4.75 million gallons a day. State AG Kris Mayes has called for a statewide moratorium citing a 450% projected water-demand increase from planned Phoenix-area builds, while Gov. Katie Hobbs prefers rules that let projects proceed. Case in point: Project Blue near Tucson just got well permits for 31M gallons/year — about 6.5 days of TSMC water.
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