> Where are the builders when you need one. I would have thought a small town > would emerge were there was none.
That depends on zoning. And that depends on what kind of tax subsidies they want to give these guys. And that depends on how many hands need to be greased along the way. The Reno Tahoe Industrial Center came about when a guy who bought a big chunk of swamp land in southern Reno developed half of it and sold the rest for a hefty profit, then turned around and became the largest land owner in Storey County. He then became the County Commissioner responsible for issuing every kind of permit needed to do anything in the county. It was just a bunch of empty desert and nobody cared what he did, so he was able to issue permits for stuff wihin 24 hours, which made it a very attractive deal for a lot of companies looking at 6-12 month permitting cycles in Cali, AZ, and other western states. They sold out in half the time they expected, with the last buyers picking up all of the unsold land in one fell swoop — and said buyers reportedly paid in crypto currency rumored to be “in the ninie figures” (I heard around $250M). Do you think anybody cared about any of this? (The buyers of that big chunk of land are software devs tied to ETH somehow.) -David Schwartz > On Aug 7, 2025, at 7:13 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > On 2025-08-06 22:31, David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> It’s interesting that the article right below that is “Tucson leaders >> unanimously vote to shut down massive data center proposal known as Project >> Blue”. > I saw that. Tucson is an interesting place. I spent 20+ years of my adult > life in Tucson. Tucson repels the good stuff and embraces the bad stuff. > > >> Where are they going to get their water from? No mention here. > > It is my understanding this is a concern for Phoenix as well. I also > understand that the data centers are able to recycle 90% of the water they > use. > >> Actually, they could be following the example of the Tahoe Reno Industrial >> Center set up in Storey County, NV, outside of Reno. It’s a huge industrial >> park. They’ve got some hotels for visitors, but all of the housing is in >> Reno and Sparks, which has driven housing prices through the roof there. > > Where are the builders when you need one. I would have thought a small town > would emerge were there was none. > > Keith > >> -David Schwartz >>> On Aug 6, 2025, at 8:55 PM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> All, >>> https://www.kjzz.org/business/2025-08-04/arizona-developer-wants-to-build-3-000-acre-data-center-corridor-between-tucson-and-phoenix >>> I see a moderate sized city growing around this data center. >>> Keith >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > <https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss>
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