OZ Santa Cruz

Greenfield

Santa Cruz County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
54.3
Fair / 100

OZ Santa Cruz is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 54.3/100 DC Readiness and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth68
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait5.7 yrs
Completion rate10%
Withdrawal rate90%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMDC Nogales
IXP distance0.5 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage0.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance159.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerUNS ELECTRIC INCORPORATED
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCITIZEN EXPRESS LINES
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index64.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMDC Nogales
DC distance0.5 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.5 mi
Nearest fiber route42.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_reduction)
Commercial electricity13.70¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,400
Heating degree days1,500
Land price / acre$2,575

Incentive detail: Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) for qualified facilities on government land.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
30
Fiber connectivity12%
73
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
16
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
97
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Santa Cruz
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VAILSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.7
SOUTHSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.7 yrs67.3
SAHUARITASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN301866Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.5
Greenfield (SPRINGERVILLE - VAIL)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.4
NOGALESSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs62.9
BICKNELLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.7 yrs62.8
IRVINGTONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.7 yrs62.8

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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