Cochise County, Arizona, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on April 7, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 on April 7, 2026 to adopt new data center regulations requiring special use authorization, noise impact analyses, water use plans, proof that power supply won't adversely impact existing users… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | April 7, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Cochise County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Arizona context
Arizona has 10 documented local actions across 9 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has an incentive rollback (in force, July 1, 2026).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.