EC Near Saguaro
GreenfieldPinal County, Arizona · WECC
At a glance
EC Near Saguaro is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pinal County, Arizona, scoring 53.5/100 DC Readiness — 112th of 471 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
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 EC Near Saguaro compare with other sites in Pinal County?
EC Near Saguaro ranks 112th of 471 scored candidate sites in Pinal County. Its 53.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 49.5. It is about 10% above 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 (71 vs 66) and its weakest is natural hazard (63 vs 77). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Saguaro to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Login Tucson at 22.5 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Login Tucson, 22.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Saguaro?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AO, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 4.20 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. 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 |
EC Near Saguaro: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Saguaro?
EC Near Saguaro scores 53.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 112th 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 EC Near Saguaro?
AJO IMPROVEMENT CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is EC Near Saguaro in?
EC Near Saguaro is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Saguaro in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AO, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Saguaro?
Parcel records list the owner as State Of Arizona (private land).
How far is EC Near Saguaro from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Login Tucson, about 22.5 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, “EC Near Saguaro, Pinal County, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/pinal-county/ec-near-saguaro-08efb684 (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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