Ajo Solar Project

Brownfield

Pima County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
49.7
Fair / 100

Ajo Solar Project is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Pima County, Arizona, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 49.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 5 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance18.2 mi
Available capacity5 MW
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth68

Connectivity

Nearest IXPStream Data Centers - Phoenix I
IXP distance76.6 mi
Fiber providers13
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance86.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage38 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usemine
Existing capacity5 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index79.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterPHX-10
DC distance75.8 mi
Nearest rail2.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_reduction)
Commercial electricity14.34¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.84¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,400
Heating degree days1,500
Land price / acre$504

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%
11
Speed to power15%
28
Fiber connectivity12%
73
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
27
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
30
Land / acreage3%
68
Construction cost3%
84
Gas pipeline2%
84
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Ajo Solar Project
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TUCSONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.7 yrs64.9
SANTA CRUZSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.7 yrs64.8
Tucson International Airport AreaBrownfield3 MW62.9
BLACK MOUNTAINSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs62.5
SAN XAVIERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs62.2
THREE POINTSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs61.8
DEL CERROSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.7 yrs61.5
RILLITOSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.7 yrs61.0

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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