Power and the grid
Getting on the grid
- A separate 120 MW / 960 MWh battery project by Plus Power is proposed on 14 acres next door, connecting to SRP's Agua Fria substation; it is not campus capacity. Local government · Aug. 2026
- Aligned's operating Phoenix campus (62 MW of IT power in its first phase) is a different site. Company · May 2017
Permits checklist
1 pending · 1 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.
- ◷City development application PendingCity of Peoria · Sept. 18, 2026: under review; no rezoning needed because data centers are allowed by right News report · Sept. 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Utility commission filing
What could slow it down
- MediumNo approvals yetThe city application is still under review, and no permit or construction start is on record. News report · Oct. 2025
- WatchPower path unknownNo utility filing or load figure for the campus is public. see Permits
Money on record
$43.2M price for about 80 acres (press) (reported Oct. 2025). News report · Oct. 2025
What happened, and what is due
- Oct. 2025Site Press reports Aligned bought about 80 acres in the Peoria Logistics Park for $43.2M News report · Oct. 2025
- Oct. 15, 2025Paper trail Aligned's owner agrees to sell the whole company to an investor consortium for $40B (a company-level deal) News report · Oct. 2025
- Sept. 2026Power A separate battery-storage project is proposed on 14 acres next to the campus News report · Sept. 2026
- Sept. 18, 2026Permits Peoria's deputy planning director says an application for the site is under city review News report · Sept. 2026
Specs
2 buildings 916,000 sq ft on 95 acres in a state AI tracker (dataset). Dataset · Oct. 2026
- By right: data centers are a permitted use in the Legacy Point development News report · Sept. 2026
Owners, partners and builders
- Aligned Data Centers: owner of the site
- Macquarie Asset Management: selling Aligned to a consortium of AI Infrastructure Partnership, MGX and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners (press)
- City of Peoria: reviewing the application
- Plus Power: developer of the separate Barrel Cactus battery project next door
Open questions
- Campus power in MW and the serving utility.
- Whether the city approves the application.
- Any tenant.
- 1 unconfirmed county land record near the site: the buyer or location could not be tied to this campus.
25 records from 9 documents
Drawn from news reports, public and commercial datasets, local government records, securities filings and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (4)
- Series 2022-1, Oct 2022; Series 2023-1, Aug 2023; Series 2023-2, Nov 2023), with AUP data files covering 41, 60, 77 and 83 data center leases respectively; Collateral is the sponsor's stabilized operating portfolio under“Re: Aligned Data Centers Issuer, LLC, Secured Data Center Revenue Term Notes, Series 2023-2 – Data File Procedures”SEC filing · Nov. 2023 · grade A
- It is a separate developer's project adjacent to the Aligned Peoria campus (95 acres, two buildings, 916,000 sq ft); battery storage is not generation and none of its MW is Aligned capacity.“The Project would consist of approximately 120-megawatt (“MW”) / 960 megawatthour (“MWh”) battery energy storage system (“BESS”) and an onsite substation connecting to the existing 230-kilovolt (“kV”) Agua Fria Substation owned by Salt River Project (“SRP”)”Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- 62 MW IT in phase one, expandable to 120 MW) is a different campus from the planned Peoria site; Separately, an 180 MW Aligned campus appears in APS largest-consumer reporting for Phoenix (PHX-01, per pre-compaction rese“the newly completed 550,000-square-foot Phoenix data center offers 62MW (megawatt) of IT power for its first phase, expandable up to 120MW at full build”Company · May 2017 · grade B
- EDGAR ABS-15G filed June 17, 2026 by ADC Holdco, LLC) on July 28, 2026, the fifth issuance under its master trust, backed by four Aligned campuses in Ashburn, Virginia; Plano, Texas; and Northlake, Illinois (S&P presale report“DALLAS, July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aligned Data Centers (“Aligned”), a leading developer and operator of ultra-efficient data centers for hyperscale, cloud, and AI workloads , today announced the successful completion of a new $1.183 billion asset-backed securities issuance”News report · July 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (10)
- Project identity: Aligned Data Centers campus in the Peoria Logistics Park / Legacy Point development near 75th Avenue and Northern Avenue, Peoria, AZ; Aligned acquired about 80 acres for $43.2 million for a potential mu“The Legacy Point development near 75th and Northern avenues allows data centers "by right" and there is an application currently under review by the city, Dever said.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Aligned Series 2026-1 is backed by four Aligned campuses in Ashburn, Virginia; Plano, Texas; and Northlake, Illinois (S&P presale via press; trust appraised value $3.16 billion); Match grade: none.“DALLAS, July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aligned Data Centers (“Aligned”), a leading developer and operator of ultra-efficient data centers for hyperscale, cloud, and AI workloads , today announced the successful completion of a new $1.183 billion asset-backed securities issuance”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Announced: Oct. 23, 2025“it acquired 80 acres for $43.2 million in neighboring Peoria at 75th and Northern avenues in the Peoria Logistics Park project for a potential project”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Project status: LAND ACQUIRED, APPLICATION UNDER REVIEW: Aligned paid $43.2 million for about 80 acres at 75th and Northern avenues in Peoria; as of September 2026 the city's deputy planning director confirmed an applica“it acquired 80 acres for $43.2 million in neighboring Peoria at 75th and Northern avenues in the Peoria Logistics Park project for a potential project.”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- County code: 04013“it acquired 80 acres for $43.2 million in neighboring Peoria at 75th and Northern avenues in the Peoria Logistics Park project for a potential project.”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Project status: land acquired proposed no construction confirmed“it acquired 80 acres for $43.2 million in neighboring Peoria at 75th and Northern avenues in the Peoria Logistics Park project for a potential project.”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Land purchase: land acquisition 43.2 USD million“A few months before that, it acquired 80 acres for $43.2 million in neighboring Peoria at 75th and Northern avenues in the Peoria Logistics Park project”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Aligned acquired about 80 acres at the Peoria Logistics Park for $43.2 million“Aligned Data Centers firm acquired nearly 80 acres at the Peoria Logistics Park for $43.2 million in Peoria.”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Aligned itself is being sold by Macquarie Asset Management to an AIP/MGX/BlackRock GIP consortium for $40B (announced Oct 15, 2025, expected to close in H1 2026); an entity-level event with no site capacity attached“A consortium that includes huge companies like BlackRock Inc. and Nvidia Corp. has reached an agreement to buy Plano, Texas-based Aligned Data Centers LLC for $40 billion”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Aligned's reported $75.4M compensation claim concerns the City of Phoenix zoning ordinance and Aligned's Phoenix campuses, not the Peoria site; at least one aggregator conflates the two“Aligned Data Centers firm acquired nearly 80 acres at the Peoria Logistics Park for $43.2 million in Peoria.”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (1)
- In September 2026 the Peoria City Council directed staff to pursue a zoning code amendment requiring a special use permit for future data centers; the change would not retroactively govern by-right sites such as Legacy P“leaders opted for the latter, which would give applicants a set of baseline development standards to follow and the Council could also add site-specific rules when warranted.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C