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Childs

Brownfield

Camp Verde, Yavapai, Arizona · Arizona Public Service Co

Legacy capacity
5
MW

Childs is a former hydro site in Camp Verde, Yavapai, Arizona, retired 2005-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former useformer hydro site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2005-06-01
EIA plant ID#112

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation22.3 mi
Operator addressFossil Creek Road, Camp Verde, AZ, 85544
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former hydro site of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Yavapai County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)59,568
Construction employment5,837
Land value$2,325/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_reduction

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.18¢/kWh
Industrial power rate10.18¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)2.0%

Water & cooling

Water stressExtremely High
Public water supply21.1 MGD
Industrial water use1.1 MGD
Cooling degree days3,400
Mean annual temp63°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index22.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers10 · 12% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Childs — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Irvingformer hydro site25.9 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Childs, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Childs
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MAZATZALSubstation-AdjacentAZGila County345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs51.7
OZ YavapaiGreenfieldAZYavapai——5.7 yrs50.7
UNKNOWN305565Substation-AdjacentAZYavapai County69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs47.1
UNKNOWN301553Substation-AdjacentAZYavapai County69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs47.0
IrvingBrownfieldAZYavapai County—2 MW5.7 yrs44.8
ChildsBrownfieldAZYavapai County—5 MW5.7 yrs43.9
Cottonwood Foursquare ChurchIndustrialAZYavapai County——6.9 yrs43.2
535 South 6th StreetIndustrialAZYavapai County——6.9 yrs43.2

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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