County supervisors voted 4-1 to give Project Baccara a special permit needed near Luke Air Force Base. The 160-acre site off Olive Avenue and Litchfield Road would hold two data centers and a gas power plant, about 400 feet from a dozen homes. It still needs an air permit.

May 6, 2026Source

🗺️ Zoning change

City council passed Ordinance 04-26, lifting old limits that kept a 157-acre site to hydrogen production. The land is now open to heavy industry; the owner is interested in a data center, which would still need a conditional use permit.

March 3, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Maricopa County

County supervisors updated zoning for data centers on unincorporated land. They are allowed only in the IND-2 and IND-3 industrial zones; other land must be rezoned first.

Dec 10, 2025Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Maricopa County

County supervisors unanimously rezoned about 2,000 acres west of the White Tank Mountains for industrial use. This clears the way for Hassayampa Ranch, a planned data center campus over 1 gigawatt led by Arizona Land Consulting.

Dec 10, 2025Source

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Buckeye City: Tohono O'odham Utility Authority (not available) or Gila River Indian Utility Authority (gricua) (co-op (owned by its members)) or Electrical Dist No8 Maricopa (public) or Ocotillo Water Conserv. Dist. (not available) or Maricopa County M W C Dist #1 (not available) or Harquahala Valley Pwr District (not available) or Usbia-san Carlos Project (public) or Tonopah Irrigation District (not available) or Buckeye Water C&d District (not available) or Arizona Public Service Co. (company) or Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Arizona.

🙋 Open tasks here

Which companies will build data centers in the park?
Where will the power come from, and will new power lines be built?
Where will the water come from and how much will be used?
Has any building permit been issued yet?
Where exactly is the Buckeye Tech Corridor site?

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1 data center project in Buckeye City

In Buckeye City

Buckeye Tech Corridor data center park

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Belmont Energy Center: solar, gas and data center site near Tonopah

Project Range data center campus near Yuma Road (withdrawn)

Hassayampa Ranch data center campus west of the White Tank Mountains

QTS Phoenix 3 data center campus on Camelback Road

Local votes and rules

✅ Approved · Maricopa County