Yuma area data center interest (unsited)
Yuma, Yuma County, AZ
Yuma area data center interest (unsited) is an announced data center project in Yuma, AZ. Rumored (residents report). The Greater Yuma Economic Development Corp. told the city council on April 1, 2026 that data center developers are interested in Yuma, and residents have since heard rumors of sites near the Marine Corps Air Station and on county and state land; the agency says no project has committed or applied for permits. Not confirmed by the developer or local officials; location approximate. Sources: https://www.azfamily.com/2026/06/16/growing-concern-yuma-over-possible-data-centers-eyeing-desert-land/ https://baxtel.com/news/yuma-hints-at-possible-data-center-projects-in-the-city https://www.kawc.org/2026-04-06/yuma-data-centers-spark-opposition-discussion-set-for-council-retreat.
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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Records and documentation
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
- Not announced
- County
- Yuma County, AZ
- Address
- Yuma, AZ
- Stage
- Announced
Capacity and size: not on file
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Photos
Aerial imageryUSGS The National Map · public domain
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