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RTA Bus Pullout Package 14

Industrial

Pima County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
50.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

RTA Bus Pullout Package 14 is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Pima County, Arizona, scoring 50.4/100 DC Readiness — 132nd of 493 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityTUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 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 IXPSimply Bits DC1
IXP distance1.9 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 datacenterSimply Bits DC1
DC distance1.9 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

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 RTA Bus Pullout Package 14 compare with other sites in Pima County?

RTA Bus Pullout Package 14 ranks 132nd of 493 scored candidate sites in Pima County. Its 50.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 49.2. 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 (80 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 RTA Bus Pullout Package 14 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Simply Bits DC1 at 1.9 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Simply Bits DC1, 1.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at RTA Bus Pullout Package 14?

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%
80
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 Pima County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near RTA Bus Pullout Package 14
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

RTA Bus Pullout Package 14: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of RTA Bus Pullout Package 14?

RTA Bus Pullout Package 14 scores 50.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 132nd 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 RTA Bus Pullout Package 14?

TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is UNS ELECTRIC INCORPORATED.

What grid region is RTA Bus Pullout Package 14 in?

RTA Bus Pullout Package 14 is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is RTA Bus Pullout Package 14 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Simply Bits DC1, about 1.9 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, “RTA Bus Pullout Package 14, Pima County, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/pima-county/rta-bus-pullout-package-14-2e606b4f (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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