2,900+ likes. 1,200+ reposts. 1,100+ shares. This graphic is spreading quickly in Phoenix. It claims this data center could be lethal to residents, especially the elderly and disabled. The same account has also called the project a “slow genocide.” That’s not a serious way to talk about growth, infrastructure, or public policy. So let’s look at the actual claims. 🧵

Virginia has over four times as many operating data centers as Arizona. Texas has more than three times as many. Yet residential electricity prices in both states were essentially flat from December 2022 to December 2025. More data centers ≠ automatically higher electric bills. Our focus should be on how we plan for growth and who pays for it. Let's continue expanding power generation while requiring large users to cover their costs. We don't need a blanket moratorium or ban to protect ratepayers. Texas and Virginia have already shown that a large data center industry and stable electricity prices aren't mutually exclusive.

Hi @RobSchneider, telling Scottsdale residents this is "toilet water" is wrong. The process is called advanced water purification. It puts water through multiple treatment stages, with continuous monitoring to ensure the water meets or exceeds drinking-water standards. It's more strictly regulated than the bottled water you buy at the store. This isn't new to Scottsdale. The city has practiced indirect potable reuse for more than 30 years, putting purified water into the drinking water aquifer. Direct potable reuse skips the aquifer. Thousands of people sampled Scottsdale's purified water under the city's direct-consumption permit. Valley breweries even brewed beer with it. Cities like Scottsdale are investing now because prolonged drought is making relatively inexpensive Colorado River water less reliable. Here are just a handful of cities that are also exploring, planning, or building advanced purification systems: 💧 Phoenix 💧 Tucson 💧 Peoria 💧 San Diego 💧 Los Angeles 💧 El Paso We think desalination deserves a serious look. So does advanced water purification. We're going to need more than one answer to Arizona's water challenges. Telling Scottsdale residents they're drinking "toilet water" is fearmongering. People are understandably concerned about our water future. This only makes it harder for them to know what to believe.