A proposal to build a water-guzzling data center near Tucson, Arizona, led the city to put some regulations on water use.

In the first phase of Project Blue, the data center requires 300 megawatts daily to run efficiently. Think of a Target or a Walmart Supercenter. They only use 1 megawatt of power.

TUCSON, Ariz. — If you live in or around Tucson, it's hard to avoid hearing about Project Blue. The large proposed data center would be built on 290 acres near the Pima County Fairgrounds.

Project Blue. What a catchy name. Evokes images of clear skies. And water. Which, in the desert, are mutually exclusive.

The Tucson City Council voted unanimously to kill Project Blue, a large data center proposed for land near I-10 and Houghton.

Blue energy, created by mixing seawater and fresh water, could be the perfect solution for providing cheap and eco-friendly power to edge data centers. Credit: Benkrut / Getty Images ...

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has tapped Pacific Investment Management Co. and Blue Owl Capital to lead a $29 billion financing for its data center expansion in rural Louisiana, Bloomberg News reported ...

Meta Platforms Inc. has selected Pacific Investment Management Co. and Blue Owl Capital Inc. to lead a $29 billion financing ...

Meta has tapped U.S. bond giant PIMCO and alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital to spearhead a $29 billion financing for ...