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Natural Resources

Industrial

Pima County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
43.5
Fair / 100

Natural Resources is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Pima County, Arizona, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 43.5/100 DC Readiness and a 6.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityAJO IMPROVEMENT COinvestor owned

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 6.9 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 depth34
Avg queue wait6.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPark data centers - Tucson, AZ
IXP distance57.3 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage21.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactPima County County Assessor

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterark data centers - Tucson, AZ
DC distance57.3 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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
32
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
16
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
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 Natural Resources
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TUCSONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs63.9
Tucson International Airport AreaBrownfield230 kV3 MW6.9 yrs63.6
OZ PimaGreenfield5.7 yrs62.6
OZ PimaGreenfield5.7 yrs62.2
OZ PimaGreenfield5.7 yrs61.4
EC Near H Wilson Sundt Generating StationGreenfield5.7 yrs61.2
OZ PimaGreenfield5.7 yrs60.4
EC Near H Wilson Sundt Generating StationGreenfield5.7 yrs59.8

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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