87. Are Data Centers Coming to Marana? Part 2

A data center project will be presented before Marana Town Council on January 6, 2026. Town Manager Terry Rozema, Town Attorney Jane Fairall, and Development Services Director Jason Angell sit down to answer commonly-asked questions by the residents. This episode is a must-listen ahead of the January 6 meeting! Learn more about data centers in Marana and the Luckett Road North & South project by visiting https://www.MaranaAZ.gov/data-centers Please note the following corrections on the information provided in this episode: The Town could see approximately $15 million dollars per year in tax revenues directly to the Town at completion of the first phase of the project (not at full build-out, as originally reported). Each parcel is served by a different electric utility provider, Tucson Electric Power and Trico Electric Cooperative. Together, the estimated electrical demand ranges between 550 and 750 megawatts for each site (not total, as originally reported). For phase 1 (not total, as originally reported), approximately 4,500 temporary construction jobs will be created, and then a smaller number of permanent, high-skilled operational jobs once the facility is active, approximately 400 jobs