Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA
IndustrialPinal County, Arizona · WECC
At a glance
Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Pinal County, Arizona, scoring 48.1/100 DC Readiness — 204th of 471 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the ELECTRICAL DIST NO3 PINAL COUNTY service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Sales-tax exemption suspended Jul 2026–Jun 2029; water constraints add scrutiny.
Incentive detail: Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) for qualified facilities on government land.
Site location
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How does Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA compare with other sites in Pinal County?
Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA ranks 204th of 471 scored candidate sites in Pinal County. Its 48.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 49.5. 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 (75 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 Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne Phoenix at 19.1 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is CyrusOne PHX8, 18.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pinal County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Pinal County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Crossing Energy and Research Cent | Brownfield | 69 kV | 1,779 MW | 3.5 yrs | 69.5 |
| BROWNING | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.7 |
| SAGUARO | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.8 |
| ABEL | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.0 |
| DUKE | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.3 |
| TORTOLITA | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.0 |
| PINAL CENTRAL | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.4 |
| SCHRADER | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.8 |
Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA?
Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA scores 48.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 204th of 471 scored sites in Pinal County. The Pinal County average is 49.5 and the Arizona average is 48.5.
Which electric utility serves Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA?
ELECTRICAL DIST NO3 PINAL COUNTY (political subdivision) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA in?
Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne Phoenix, about 19.1 miles away; 15 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, “Ak-Chin Industrial Park Site TBA, Pinal County, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/pinal-county/ak-chin-industrial-park-site-tba-26e4f05b (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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