2 N. Pendleton Drive Property
IndustrialSanta Cruz County, Arizona · WECC
At a glance
2 N. Pendleton Drive Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, scoring 47.0/100 DC Readiness — 65th of 72 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region, 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
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 2 N. Pendleton Drive Property compare with other sites in Santa Cruz County?
2 N. Pendleton Drive Property ranks 65th of 72 scored candidate sites in Santa Cruz County. Its 47.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.6. It is roughly in line with the Arizona average of 48.5 and about 12% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the Arizona average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (51 vs 51) 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 2 N. Pendleton Drive Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is MDC Nogales at 11.6 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is MDC Nogales, 11.6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 2 N. Pendleton Drive Property?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRVINGTON | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.7 |
| VAIL | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.0 |
| SOUTH | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.2 |
| BICKNELL | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 58.7 |
| SAHUARITA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 58.0 |
| OZ Santa Cruz | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.8 |
| UNKNOWN301866 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 57.4 |
| PANTANO | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 56.8 |
2 N. Pendleton Drive Property: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of 2 N. Pendleton Drive Property?
2 N. Pendleton Drive Property scores 47.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 65th of 72 scored sites in Santa Cruz County. The Santa Cruz County average is 51.6 and the Arizona average is 48.5.
What grid region is 2 N. Pendleton Drive Property in?
2 N. Pendleton Drive Property is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is 2 N. Pendleton Drive Property in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
How far is 2 N. Pendleton Drive Property from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is MDC Nogales, about 11.6 miles away; 4 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, “2 N. Pendleton Drive Property, Santa Cruz County, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/santa-cruz-county/2-n-pendleton-drive-property-00d3eb40 (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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