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Commission approves small Parker Ranch solar and data center project over environmental objections, 5‑3
Summary
The Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 8 approved SU25‑27, a special‑use authorization for a proposed 40‑acre solar array paired with a small data center near Wilcox, by a 5‑3 vote after commissioners debated water use, battery storage, wildlife and visual impacts.
The Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5‑3 Oct. 8 to approve SU25‑27, a special‑use authorization for a proposed solar energy facility and small data center on roughly 40 acres of RU‑4‑zoned land near Parker Ranch Road east of Wilcox.
Applicants Luis and Maria Musa described the project as a solar array sized to produce an estimated 15.5 megawatts and an on‑site data center intended to be powered primarily by the facility’s solar output. The applicants said the data center equipment would be hosted for customers and that excess generation would be exported to the local grid; staff reported the applicants provided a feasibility study and had begun coordination with the local electric cooperative regarding…
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