By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post
The 3,385-acre La Osa Energy and Data Center project faces a rezoning hearing on April 16, 2026, before the Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a comprehensive plan amendment for the project in November 2025. That vote updated the county’s long-range vision for how the land could be used. The proposed data center, gas-fired power, and battery storage complex is on rural land south of Eloy along the Greene Canal of the Santa Cruz Wash system.
This hearing is where the actual zoning would change and binding development rules would take effect. If approved, the land would shift from General Rural (GR) zoning to Industrial (I-3), and a Planned Area Development (PAD) overlay would set project-specific standards for permitted uses, building heights, and design requirements. The commission’s vote would be a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, which would hold its own hearing before making a final decision. Developer Vermaland LLC, represented by attorney Court Rich of Rose Law Group, is requesting two actions under cases PZ-003-26 and PZ-PD-003-26.
