Data centers in Pinal County could build nuclear reactors; Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and director of the firm’s renewable energy & utility infrastructure department, calls it a ‘win-win for Arizona' - Rose Law Group Reporter

Data centers in rural Arizona could build nuclear reactors under GOP proposal

A Republican measure that would waive certain state regulations to allow large industrial energy users, like data centers, build small nuclear reactors in rural Arizona cleared its first hurdle this week.

Data centers in Pinal County could build nuclear reactors; Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and director of the firm’s renewable energy & utility infrastructure department, calls it a ‘win-win for Arizona' - Rose Law Group Reporter

The Arizona State Capitol Ellen O’Brien/Cronkite News “Data centers are driving innovation in the energy space so its only natural that they would be looking to utilize nuclear energy to meet their power needs. Arizona is facing unprecedented energy shortages and this legislation is a common sense solution to make it easier for large energy users to develop their own generation which will free up resources for other energy users and customers in…