City leaders voted down a data center in Chandler last week, but Arizonans can expect to see even more proposed. The state offers tax breaks for data center projects – significant incentives, Governor Katie Hobbs says, are “clearly working.” On Wednesday, she suggested state lawmakers take another look to find “the right balance.” … Arizona could see big cuts to its allocation of water from the Colorado River, which has been diminished by decades of drought and overuse. Hobbs said she hears the concerns, saying her administration’s Arizona Energy Promise Task Force is looking at how to ensure costs don’t hit consumers. … Water is “part of the conservation, Hobbs said, adding that there’s technology to help data centers reduce their water consumption.

Other data center news:

• AZ Family (Phoenix): Page residents push back on $10B data center proposal near Horseshoe Bend
• Arizona Public Media: Pima County approves Project Blue data center agreement​