Business View Magazine | October 2020

353 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 MOHAVE COUNTY , AR I ZONA Today, Mohave County is already the nation’s alternative energy industry leader, as it offers some of the highest solar and wind power potential in America. With large tracts of available land zoned for energy projects, proximity to Western Area Power Administration transmission lines, cash grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, and experienced engineers, the County is already home to smart energy companies like ENN Mohave Energy Corporation, BP Wind Energy, and Western Wind Energy’s Kingman I Wind & Solar project, the first purpose-built wind and solar project in North America. A new project in the County is a $3 billion solar venture now underway in Kingman on 717 acres off of I-40, known as The Hive, which, when complete, will generate electricity for the largest solar-powered data center in the world. Developed by Pegasus Group Holdings and an affiliate, Plus Minus Power, The Hive will generate approximately 340 megawatts, and in an unconventional twist, the project won’t be housed in buildings. Instead, 350 shipping containers will house the data center’s servers, routers, and other equipment, while some 16,000-plus trailers, each containing 10 solar panels, generators and storage, will encircle the containers. Because the new data center will be completely off the grid, companies that need complete security from hacking, such as cryptocurrency miners, human genome sequencers, movie studios that render 3D feature films, as well as disaster recovery and data storage services, will be able to find a suitable home there. With its many square miles of various landscapes, lots of available industrial land, easy access to rail, air, and highway transport, a pro-business government, a ready and able workforce, multiple recreational and cultural activities, and 300-plus days of sunshine a year, Mohave County, Arizona is an prime place in which to live, work, and play.