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Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523

Former Mine

Pinal County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
49.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523 is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Pinal County, Arizona, scoring 49.6/100 DC Readiness — 162nd of 471 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the SALT RIVER PROJECT service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilitySALT RIVER PROJECTpolitical subdivisionmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 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 IXPEdgeCore Phoenix
IXP distance9.4 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage54.0%

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Former useMining: SandAndGravel; Status: Temporarily Idled
Cleanup statusTemporarily Idled

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterApple Mesa Data Center
DC distance9.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_reduction)
Commercial electricity13.27¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.78¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,400
Heating degree days1,500
Land price / acre$2,148

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 Mine site at 33.236, -111.523 compare with other sites in Pinal County?

Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523 ranks 162nd of 471 scored candidate sites in Pinal County. Its 49.6/100 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 (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 Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeCore Phoenix at 9.4 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Apple Mesa Data Center, 9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). 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.

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%
80
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Copper Crossing Energy and Research CentBrownfield69 kV1,779 MW3.5 yrs69.5
BROWNINGSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs65.7
SAGUAROSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs63.8
ABELSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs63.0
DUKESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs62.3
TORTOLITASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs62.0
PINAL CENTRALSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs61.4
SCHRADERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs60.8

Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523?

Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523 scores 49.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 162nd 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 Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523?

SALT RIVER PROJECT (political subdivision) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523 in?

Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523 is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523 in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

How far is Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeCore Phoenix, about 9.4 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, “Former Mine site at 33.236, -111.523, Pinal County, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/pinal-county/mine-site-0ff49dfd (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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