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CME4200

Industrial

Maricopa County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
51.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

CME4200 is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Maricopa County, Arizona, scoring 51.3/100 DC Readiness — 436th of 1,170 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the SALT RIVER PROJECT service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilitySALT RIVER PROJECTpolitical subdivisionmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth54
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCentersquare Phoenix (PHX3)
IXP distance2.1 mi
Fiber providers27
Fiber coverage52.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Extremely High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCompass Phoenix
DC distance0.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_reduction)
Commercial electricity12.24¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.99¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,400
Heating degree days1,500
Land price / acre$7,203

Regulatory climate

Restrictivestate posture · as of 2026-08

Sales-tax exemption suspended Jul 2026–Jun 2029; water constraints add scrutiny.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) for qualified facilities on government land.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does CME4200 compare with other sites in Maricopa County?

CME4200 ranks 436th of 1,170 scored candidate sites in Maricopa County. Its 51.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.6. It is roughly in line with the Arizona average of 48.5 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Arizona average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (88 vs 66) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 34). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is CME4200 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Centersquare Phoenix (PHX3) at 2.1 miles. 27 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Compass Phoenix, 0.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at CME4200?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Maricopa County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
88
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
16
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Maricopa County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near CME4200
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KYRENESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs66.0
RUDDSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs65.9
PINNACLE PEAK APSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs64.7
WESTWINGSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs64.1
MORGANSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs63.6
WARDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.3
EC Near CrosscutGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.2
OZ MaricopaGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.9

CME4200: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of CME4200?

CME4200 scores 51.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 436th of 1,170 scored sites in Maricopa County. The Maricopa County average is 51.6 and the Arizona average is 48.5.

Which electric utility serves CME4200?

SALT RIVER PROJECT (political subdivision) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is CME4200 in?

CME4200 is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is CME4200 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Centersquare Phoenix (PHX3), about 2.1 miles away; 27 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “CME4200, Maricopa County, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/maricopa-county/cme4200-739df515 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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