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Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo

Industrial

Pima County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
42.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Pima County, Arizona, scoring 42.2/100 DC Readiness — 481st of 493 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the AJO IMPROVEMENT CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityAJO IMPROVEMENT COinvestor owned

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 IXPINAP Phoenix
IXP distance90.7 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage21.8%

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 datacenterINAP Phoenix
DC distance90.7 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

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 Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo compare with other sites in Pima County?

Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo ranks 481st of 493 scored candidate sites in Pima County. Its 42.2/100 is about 14% below the county average of 49.2. It is about 13% below the Arizona average of 48.5 and about 21% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the Arizona average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (78 vs 77) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (38 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is INAP Phoenix at 90.7 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is INAP Phoenix, 90.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pima 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%
38
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
16
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Tucson International Airport AreaBrownfield230 kV3 MW3.5 yrs62.9
OZ PimaGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.8
TUCSONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.7
OZ PimaGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.4
OZ PimaGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.6
EC Near H Wilson Sundt Generating StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.5
OZ PimaGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.6
EC Near H Wilson Sundt Generating StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.0

Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo?

Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo scores 42.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 481st of 493 scored sites in Pima County. The Pima County average is 49.2 and the Arizona average is 48.5.

Which electric utility serves Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo?

AJO IMPROVEMENT CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo in?

Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is INAP Phoenix, about 90.7 miles away; 10 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, “Former BIA Kerwo School, Gu Vo, Pima County, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/pima-county/former-bia-kerwo-school-gu-vo-76c5f3d7 (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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