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Industry
Arizona chip boom faces water cuts from 2027, raising alarm for TSMC, Intel expansions
Arizona is expected to sharply reduce the amount of water it draws from the Colorado River under a new U.S. allocation plan, increasing pressure on semiconductor plant expansions by TSMC and Intel. The state must cut at least 760,000 acre-feet a year from 2027, more than a quarter of its current supply from the river. Chipmaking is water-intensive and AI chip and data centre buildouts are boosting demand.
AI & Enterprise
Phoenix data centres could raise temperatures by up to 4 degrees, study finds
Data centres around Phoenix, Arizona, could lift nearby temperatures by as much as 4 degrees, according to research. Arizona State University researchers studied 4 sites and compared upwind and downwind temperatures, from a 36-megawatt data centre in Mesa to a 169-megawatt campus in Chandler. They found heat plumes moved with the wind, lifting downwind temperatures by 1.3 to 1.6 degrees on average.
Mobility
Tesla details robotaxi-only Supercharger buildout, barred to public
Tesla has applied for permits to build two robotaxi-only V4 Supercharger sites in Chandler and Mesa, Arizona, a first confirmed plan for charging infrastructure dedicated solely to autonomous vehicle operations. The sites would not be open to the public, unlike Tesla’s roughly 7,000 public Supercharger locations worldwide. The move follows a withdrawn February plan for a San Francisco charging hub and comes as Tesla expands robotaxi service beyond Austin.
