The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors gave the greenlight to a 160-acre data center and powerplant development in the West Valley despite local concerns about pollution and the project’s proximity to Luke Air Force Base.
Project Baccara is a proposed data center development near Glendale and Surprise that would include its own 700 megawatt gas power plant, according to project documents. The development, which will include multiple buildings between 100,000 and 500,000 square feet, is located on 160 acres of land around one mile north of the air force base.
The supervisors voted 4-1 to issue a military compatibility permit for the project, which is required by state laws that regulate what can be built near the military bases…