Gigawatt.Land energy and data center complex (Holbrook)
Navajo County, AZ
Go Solar Energy (Gigawatt.Land) has announced Gigawatt.Land energy and data center complex (Holbrook), a data center project in Navajo County, AZ. Reported capacity is 500 MW. Go Solar Energy CEO Gordon Baier's 'Gigawatt.Land' proposes 1.5 GW of solar generation plus electrothermal/battery storage feeding co-located data centers on 5,000+ acres west of Holbrook, with grid output capped at 500 MW and a new 345 kV line to Winslow/Flagstaff. Developer targeted a summer 2026 groundbreaking to capture tax credits but still needs Navajo County permits and Board of Supervisors approval; county is negotiating an energy-production-based tax framework. ~500 permanent jobs claimed. (Source dated 2026-04-15.).
- 500 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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Arizona state legislation
- Council Vote — Denial of AI Data Center Special Use ApplicationChandler 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)Filed 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)Binding 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)One 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 ClassificationsOpened 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 centersDescription comingDownload
- HB2452 - Comprehensive plans; data centers; nuclearDescription comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Go Solar Energy (Gigawatt.Land)
- County
- Navajo County, AZ
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Address
- Navajo County, AZ
- Stage
- Announced
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