She Bought 956 Arizona Acres for $25 Million. The Plan Is Data Centers That Use Almost No Water

The 956-acre purchase expands her Tonopah holdings as closed-loop cooling promises near-zero water use and community opposition tests the strategy.

BY DIVYA BHARDWAJ, EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Anita Verma-Lallian. Illustration: Inc.; Photos: Courtesy subject; Adobe Stock

When Anita Verma-Lallian launched Arizona Land Consulting in 2020, she looked for land in Phoenix’s West Valley with residential properties, multifamily apartments, and industrial use in mind. She didn’t realize that by 2023, the swaths of desert land she acquired would mainly be used for data centers. 

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