The Glendale City Council approved annexation and a project‑specific zoning plan for a 160‑acre development near Litchfield Road and Olive Avenue, voting 6‑1 on Oct. 27.

The approved layout, called Project Eagle, comprises three one‑story data‑center buildings totaling about 1.1 million square feet, allocated on roughly 108 acres, with 33 acres set aside for a natural‑gas power plant and 12 acres for an Arizona Public Service substation.

The power‑generation component, Project Baccara, will house 18 natural‑gas turbines delivering an estimated 700 MW of capacity, which will be sold wholesale to Electric District No. 7 before reaching the data‑center facilities.

While the city’s vote clears a major land‑use hurdle, the development still requires an air‑quality permit for the power plant and separate development approvals for the data‑center structures before construction can start.

Project Baccara already holds a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility from the Arizona Corporation Commission and a military‑compatibility permit from Maricopa County, but a final air‑quality permit remains pending.

Water service will be provided by EPCOR, and the developer asserts that cooling water use will be lower than historic agricultural consumption, though detailed water‑budget figures have not been disclosed.

Glendale estimates private investment at roughly $10.27 billion, including $370 million for data‑center construction, $1.7 billion for the power plant, and $8.2 billion in equipment purchases and future replacements.

The city projects more than 3,000 construction jobs over the development period and hundreds of permanent positions, with an estimated average annual net fiscal benefit of about $10.3 million.

Construction could begin as early as November 2026, targeting the first data‑center building’s opening in 2028, contingent on the issuance of the remaining air‑quality and data‑center permits.