The Cochise County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is scheduled to meet Nov. 12, 2026, with a possible vote on recommendations for Special Use Application SU26-22, according to the published agenda. The application covers a proposed supercomputer and artificial intelligence data center campus along with a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on approximately 747 acres along U.S. Highway 191 south of Cochise.
The meeting matters to residents because the LEPC’s role involves emergency planning considerations tied to large-scale developments such as this proposed data center and battery storage project. The agenda indicates the committee may formally weigh in with recommendations on the special use application as part of the county review process.
- Meeting: Cochise County Local Emergency Planning Committee
- Date: Nov. 12, 2026
- Agenda item: Possible vote on recommendations for Special Use Application SU26-22
- Project description: Supercomputer and AI data center campus with BESS
- Location: Approximately 747 acres along U.S. Highway 191, south of Cochise
- Source: Cochise County Agenda Center (CivicPlus)
According to the agenda, the committee is scheduled to consider a possible vote on recommendations for SU26-22 during the Nov. 12 meeting. The agenda also lists a next meeting date and location as a subsequent item, though that detail was not fully specified in the published document. The special use application remains part of the broader county review process for the proposed project.
Residents seeking more information or wishing to participate can review the full agenda at the link provided by Cochise County’s Agenda Center and may attend the Nov. 12, 2026 meeting in person to observe or comment, consistent with standard public meeting procedures.
Official source: the published record