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We're fighting to stop the development of a heat-generating, water-guzzling, energy-draining hyperscale data center in the Sonoran Desert! We're a leaderful coalition of people based in Southern Arizona. Join us! https://tinyurl.com/nddcjoinus
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What we learned/confirmed yesterday: TEP customers are paying for the power that TEP will supply to Beale. Beale doesn’t have a customer lined up, so if they build this thing it will be empty. Beale will need backup power, and this may come from diesel, which is polluting and harmful.
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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TEP is scrambling to figure out their answers to great questions from the commissioners.
Scene from the ACC meeting where back bench TEP crew are working out talking points on the fly.
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Hilariously, TEP mentioned in their intro that this project was vetted in several public hearings. Yeah, they looked like this. Then our city council voted no.
A crowd of 1000 Tucson residents holding signs and shouting in opposition to the Project Blue data center in Tucson Convention Center this summer.
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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You should know who’s on the Arizona Corporation Commission! They have the power to say NO to TEP and shut down Project Blue, but they won’t unless we pressure them.

Also: everyone deserves A/C in the summer heat, Nick. Do better, because 2026 is approaching fast 👀
Black and red background with red and white text saying: What is the ACC? The Arizona Corporation Commission is a team of 5 people that regulates non city owned utilities, such as TEP. Commissioners serve a 4 year term and they cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. The next election for the ACC is in 2026. 2 of the 5 seats will be up for reelection. Black and red background with red and white text and red images of Commissioner Kevin Thompson at the bottom. Text says: Up for Re-election: Kevin Thompson, (R), Chair Kevin Thompson, who spent 17 years working for Southwest Gas before launching his political career, was elected to the ACC in 2022. He is up for reelection in 2026. He owns a consulting firm that caters to corporate clients. Image has a black and red background with a red image of Commissioner Nick Myers. Red and white test reads: Up For Re-Election: Nick Myers (R), First Vice-Chairman Nick Myers, also up for re-election in 2026, is originally from Kansas and has spent a lot of his career working in the semiconductor and communications industries. He has suggested in the past that utility companies should be allowed to switch off families' electric services during the hot summer months (contrary to current rules that protect consumers when the heat is dangerous). Black background with red images of Commissioners Rene Lopez (R), Lea Marquez Peterson (R), and Rachel Walden (R). Red and white text shows the commissioners’ names with arrows indicating who is whom.
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Pima County! Here are three opportunities for civic engagement with your elected officials this week: Tuesday 12/2 at 9am: Pima County Board of Supervisors. Then at 6pm: Marana town council. Wednesday 12/3 at 9am: ACC meeting in Phoenix!
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Tucson’s city attorney has filed a request to intervene at the Arizona Corporation Commission to protect TEP customers. We’ll be at the ACC meeting Wednesday morning to tell them to vote no on the deal. We’ll also be at the Pima County Board of Supervisors to tell them we expect them to act too.
November 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Arizona! Join us in Phoenix next Wed. at 9am for the ACC meeting. You can sign up to speak in-person (or remotely if you can't make it), or submit a statement if you don't want to speak: efiling.azcc.gov/online-servi... No to Project Blue, no to APS rate hikes and commitment to fossil fuels!
White text on a background of the land where they want to build a data center, closed off by barbed wire: JOIN US IN PHOENIX ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday, December 3 at 9am 1200 W Washington St, Phoenix WEAR RED Tucson and Pima County mobilized in the thousands to say no to a hyperscale data center. Tucson’s city council voted it down unanimously. But TEP and the developer, Beale Infrastructure, refuse to take no for an answer, making a deal that the ACC will vote on. At the same time, wants to roll back their clean energy goals so they can serve data centers with more coal and gas, AND raise rates to make customers subsidize them. Join us in Phoenix to tell the ACC they need to listen to the will of the people and vote no or they’ll lose their next election. If you can’t come in person, you can speak remotely. Sign up to speak (in-person or remote): bit.ly/speak-at-acc DEFEND THE LAND | DEFEND THE WATER | DEFEND THE COMMUNITY NODESERTDATACENTER.COM ÚNETE A NOSOTROS EN PHOENIX REUNIÓN DE LA COMISIÓN DE CORPORACIONES DE ARIZONA Miércoles, 3 de Diciembre a las 9:00 am 1200 W Washington St, Phoenix VÍSTASE DE ROJO Tucson y el condado de Pima se movilizaron por miles para decir no a un centro de datos a hiperescala. El Concejo Municipal de Tucson lo rechazó por unanimidad. Pero TEP y el constructor, Beale Infrastructure, se niegan a aceptar un no por respuesta, llegando a un acuerdo sobre el que la ACC votará. Al mismo tiempo, la Compañía de Servicio Público de Arizona (APS) quiere subir las tarifas Y revertir sus objetivos de energía limpia para poder dar servicio a los centros de datos con más carbón y gas. Únete a nosotros en Phoenix para decirle a la ACC que deben escuchar la voluntad del publico y votar en contra o perderán sus próximas elecciones. Si no puedes venir en persona, puedes hablar de forma remota. Apúntate para hablar (en persona o en remoto): bit.ly/speak-at-acc DEFIENDE LA TIERRA | DEFIENDE EL AGUA | DEFIENDE LA COMUNIDAD NODESERTDATACENTER.COM
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Update on the last two weeks of data center BS in Pima County: Beale wants the land for Christmas, the ACC gives us two weeks warning before voting on the TEP/Beale energy service agreement, Marana announces public hearings for land twice the size of Project Blue for data centers. Happy holidays!!
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Yesterday, our movement mobilized on short notice to protest TEP, the Canadian-owned for-profit energy monopoly that’s been making our electric bills a nightmare. They’re poised to supply power to Project Blue, but we’re in their way and not backing down.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Come get help with your ACC comments! We'll be on site at revolutionary grounds from 2:30-4:30 tomorrow (Wednesday 11/26) to help. We have talking points, suggestions and templates, and the links all ready to go!! Swing by to get some help, have company, or ask any questions!
Event flyer advertising a Community Action Open House at Revolutionary Grounds on Speedway and Swan in Tucson. Wednesday, Nov. 26 2:30-4:30pm. "Unsure about how you can make a difference? Looking for talking points to write to Governor Hobbs? Need help drafting your comments to the ACC? Volunteers will be available to answer questions and make it easy for you to share your opinions with decision makers."
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Our privately owned electric utility, TEP, and a developer, Beale Infrastructure, disregarded overwhelming community opposition for a proposed hyperscale data center east of Tucson. TEP has a proposal with the Arizona Corporation Commission that they'll vote on next week. Here's what you can do.
Text over a desert background: WE NEED YOUR HELP! TEP and the developer of the Project Blue data center, Beale Infrastructure, want to close the land sale and get approval from the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) before Christmas. This would be a great present for them and leave us, the residents of Pima County, with nothing. Not even a lump of coal, which is also what they’ll burn to power this monster. Here’s what you can do... Text over an image of a road: Submit a public comment to the ACC before 11/28 Go to www.nodesertdatacenter.com and follow the guide for talking points and how to submit (also linked in bio). Come to the Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting 12/2 at 9am We need to keep up pressure on our supervisors to stop the land sale! Come to the ACC meeting in Phoenix Wed. 12/3 We’ll have an update soon about how to speak, but we need to show up and let them know our community is still against the deal! Wear red! Text over desert with storm clouds gathering in the distance: We’ve shown up to city, county, and state meetings to tell our elected representatives that we don’t want this data center. We have been determined and passionate because we are informed. The next week will determine whether this representative democracy is equipped to deliver the will of the people as we stand against water depletion, rising energy costs, secret processes, surveillance, and job loss. Will they finally stop this madness? Or will we have to keep making this project even more expensive before they give up?
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Mañana, vamos a la reunion del Arizona Corporation Commission.
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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We’re not backing down. We’re taking this fight to the Arizona Corporation Commission this Wednesday.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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We won but we're not done!! Here's our latest update. If you'd like to receive these in your inbox and/or join us as we continue our work, fill out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Screenshot from email, part 1: Hello Everyone,  We hope you've gotten some rest after this wild summer we've had in the fight against Project Blue. Many of you have asked -- what's next?  Well, last week you heard Mayor Romero call for guardrails for large water users and data centers. This effort is currently in process, both at the city and county level.  This is great, but we want to be absolutely sure that experts are consulted, Tribal leaders from the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui Nations are consulted, and that the public has a chance to weigh in, too. Because that will take some time, we are calling for a moratorium in the consideration of data centers until these processes are complete. We're also calling for a totally transparent public process. Screenshot from email, part 2: What You Can Do - Write or call the Mayor & Council AND the Pima County Board of Supervisors  - Ask for a moratorium in the consideration of data centers until there is ample time to consult regional experts, Tribal leaders, and the public. Tell them that we expect transparency throughout this process.  - Reference the ward map and find your council members here. - Find Pima County Board of Supervisors here (click the Supervisor and find their contact phone and email on the upper righthand corner).  - Attend the upcoming meetings where these guardrails will be discussed: - August 18th at 9am : Pima County Board of Supervisors Meeting  - Pima County Administration Building 130 W. Congress St. 1st Floor, Board of Supervisors Hearing Room - August 19th at 5:30pm : City Council Meeting - Mayor & Council Chambers City Hall, 1st floor 255 W. Alameda New to No Desert Data Center Coalition? - Send the Get Involved Form to 10 people you know. And encourage others to share it as well. This is the best way for us to all remain up-to-date, connected, and actively participate in next steps in protecting our water, land, and community. - Join the Organizing Effort. If you'd like to get involved in organizing, please click to join our signal chat here: No Data Centers in the Desert! Screenshot from email, part 3: We Are Standing in Solidarity With... - Eloy, as the massive data center Vermaland was recently proposed there. - Benson, as a  huge aluminum plant is proposed there, right next to the San Pedro River. Join the resistance here. You can also attend the public hearing on 8/21 at 6pm at the Benson School District Cafeteria (360 S Patagonia St, Benson, AZ). - Save the Scenic Santa Ritas  in their resistance to the Copper World mine.  - Marana, as a company that runs for-profit prisons and detention centers recently bought a closed state prison.  - Patagonia Area Resource Alliance (PARA) as they continue their fight to protect the Patagonia Mountains and the Sonoita Creek Watershed from mining.  There is a lot happening right now; with all that is happening at the federal level, we expect things to get harder. We encourage you to support resistance efforts where you can and rest when you need to. These are all interconnected struggles and require all of us to contribute in the ways we are able. We can make history when we come together.  Remember, collectively, we stopped a massive data center in seven weeks. And there is more to do to further protect our water, land, and community. Your participation will make a difference. Thank you for joining in the effort! Any questions? Feel free to write us back.  In Solidarity,  No Desert Data Centers
August 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Project Blue = Amazon = ICE

#tucson #tucsonaz #desertlife #nodesertdatacenter #artforchange #waterislife #arizonaliving
Image of the Statue of Liberty silhouetted against a red background. Text: A VOTE FOR AMAZON IS A VOTE FOR ICE / UN VOTO PARA AMAZON ES UN VOTO PARA ICE / www.nodesertdatacenter.com White text on red background: What!? Project Blue is a data center for Amazon Web Services. AWS has a long-standing partnership hosting software for Palantir, a surveillance company that collects and analyzes data for ICE, making it easier for them to find and abduct people (www.notechforice.com). What you can do: Call the mayor and your city council representatives and tell them to vote no on Project Blue at their study session August 6. No delays. We know enough to end this now! ¿¡Qué!? Proyecto Blue es un centro de datos para Amazon Web Services. AWS tiene una larga relación de colaboración alojando software para Palantir, una empresa de vigilancia que recopila y analiza datos para ICE, facilitándoles la localización y el secuestro de personas (notechforice.com/?lang=es). Lo que tú puedes hacer: Llamar a la alcaldesa y a tus representantes en el concejo municipal para decirles que voten NO al Proyecto Blue en su sesión de estudio el 6 de agosto. Sin demoras. ¡Sabemos lo suficiente para acabar con esto ya!
August 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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And then, what we really need folks to show up for: Mayor and City Council study session on Wed, 8/6. Come for the rally, stay for the meeting, let them know we don't want this monster sucking up our resources! Register here to let us know you're coming! www.mobilize.us/nodesertdata...
CALL TO ACTION: Rally against project blue 6 August, 2025 City Hall, 255 W. Alameda (Tucson) 12:30pm: study session 4pm: bonus rally/protest 5:30pm: Mayor & Council meeting We must show our strength in numbers & pack City Hall. See you there! NO DATA CENTER: Rally against Project Blue Pack the chambers! * The Mayor and Council Study Session is a big deal! It's the first time council members will discuss Project Blue together... * Rally will start at 4pm at City Hall... * Planning to speak? Arrive by 5pm to fill out a speaker card for call to the audience at the public hearing LLAMADO A LA ACCIÓN Reunión contra Project Blue 6 August, 2025 12:30pm: Sesión de estudio 4pm: El extra rally/protesta 5:30pm: Reunión del alcalde y del consejo Debemos mostrar nuestra fuerza en números y reunirnos en el Ayuntamiento. ¡Nos vemos allí! ¡La sesión de estudio del alcalde y consejo es muy importante! Es la primera vez que los miembros del consejo discutirán juntos el Proyecto Azul... El Rally comenzara las 4pm en el Ayuntamiento... Planeas hablar? Llegue antes de las 5pm para completar una tarjeta de orador para la convocatoria a la audiencia en la audiencia publica...
July 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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What the next week looks like in Tucson:
W 7/30: Virtual Learning Session from the Watershed Management Group: watershedmg.org/event/virtua...
Th 7/31: Watch party and discussion for a propaganda session for the data center: www.mobilize.us/nodesertdata...
M 8/4: In-person propaganda meeting at TCC
Flyer, light text on dark background: The City Manager will be hosting two more propaganda sessions for Project Blue with his developer friends. SHINE A LIGHT. Thursday, 7/31 5-7pm virtual on Microsoft Teams. Join us in person for a watch party! Catalina United Methodist Church, 2700 E. Speedway Blvd. Monday 8/4 5-7pm: Tucson Convention Center Bring your questions about the resources Project Blue will consume, the lack of transparency in the process, and what it means to have an Amazon data center in our community Defend the land | Defend the water | Defend the community www.nodesertdatacenter.com White text on dark background: At the so-called "public information meeting" in Vail on July 23, 2025: • The City Manager acted as a representative for the developer, not for us, putting the interests of a shell corporation over our interests. • All of the presenters were from the development company, or supported the project. • When community members brought our own concerns and questions, we didn’t get direct answers. • They had NOTHING to say about accountability or enforcement if the developer or Amazon violate the agreement. The City Manager wants city council and the community to trust these corporations with our scarce water and expensive power. We say no!
July 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM