OZ Maricopa

Greenfield

Maricopa County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
54.6
Fair / 100

OZ Maricopa is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Maricopa County, Arizona, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 54.6/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth68
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait5.7 yrs
Completion rate10%
Withdrawal rate90%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPStream Data Centers - Phoenix I
IXP distance2.3 mi
Fiber providers29
Fiber coverage44.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance18.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerRichmond American Homes Of Arizona Inc
Parcel APN50094461
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteAZZ ARIZONA GALVANIZING
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index103.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 938592711
DC distance1.9 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 mi
Nearest fiber route95.7 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

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
30
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
16
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Maricopa
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WESTWINGSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs72.6
MORGANSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs72.5
PINNACLE PEAK APSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs72.4
KYRENESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs70.6
RUDDSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs70.5
JOJOBASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs69.9
CORBELLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs69.0
DUKESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs68.9

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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