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DirecTV Benson

DirecTV Benson is in operation in Benson, AZ. DirecTV operates this data center at 401 Direct Dr, Benson, AZ 85602. It opened in 2006 and covers 6,980 square feet.

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Project status

Announced
Permitting
Under construction
Operational 2006

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This data center is operating.

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Arizona state legislation

Council Vote — Denial of AI Data Center Special Use ApplicationApprovalchandleraz.govChandler City Council denied a special-use application for an AI data center project in December 2025.Download
ACC Docket E-01345A-25-0105 - APS 2025 General Rate Case (Data Center Rate Class)Approvaledocket.azcc.govFiled June 2025, seeking ~14-16% base rate increase including a 45%+ rate increase specifically for "extra-large energy users" (data centers) and a proposed annual true-up mechanism largely tied to data-center-driven load growth.Download
Pima County Memorandum of Agreement (Project Blue / Humphreys Peak Properties)Community benefits agreementfas.orgBinding MOA between Pima County and Humphreys Peak Properties for the 'Project Blue' data center development.Download
Ordinance No. 5033 (Zoning Code Ch. 35, Sec. 2214)Ordinancechandleraz.govOne of the earliest data center zoning ordinances in the US, enacted by Chandler, AZ in December 2022.Download
ACC Docket E-00000A-25-0069 - Inquiry into Data Center Rate ClassificationsDocumentedocket.azcc.govOpened April 2025 -- commission-wide inquiry into rate classification and cost-allocation policy for data centers/large loads ("Growth Pays for Growth"). Workshop held April 2026.Download
HB2949 - Energy costs; large data centersLegislationlegiscan.comHouse read second time Feb 5, 2026Description comingDownload
HB2452 - Comprehensive plans; data centers; nuclearLegislationlegiscan.comHouse motion to reconsider third reading Feb 26, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: DirecTV
County: Cochise County, AZ
Address: Benson, AZ
Stage: Operating

Capacity and size: not on file

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