Data center profile · West of I-10 at Luckett and Hardin Roads, Marana, Pima County, Arizona

Luckett Road North and South (Beale), Marana

Two 300-acre sites in Marana, Arizona, rezoned Jan. 2026 for a Beale Infrastructure campus (1.1 to 1.5 GW combined demand); no tenant or power contract.

Rezoned, referendum defeated. Marana's Town Council approved both rezonings 6-0 on Jan. 6, 2026; the Arizona Court of Appeals upheld them Sept. 29, 2026. No development plan, energy supply agreement, construction or named occupant is on record.
Luckett Road parcels, Marana AZ, Satellite image, Sept. 16, 2025
1.1 to 1.5 GW
estimated electrical demand, both sites
550 to 750 MW per site, identified by the utilities and the Town; this is utility demand, not IT capacity
~600 acres
two adjacent parcels, about 300 acres each
300.5 acres North, 310.7 acres South
~$5B
investment described by Beale
developer says; no financing disclosed
Early 2029
opening the applicant's lawyer gave for Phase 1
press; construction was said to start in 2027
OperatorBeale Infrastructure (developer, a Blue Owl portfolio company) through Fremont Peak Properties, the applicant and contract buyer
CustomerNone named; the Town says it does not know the future occupant
Planned IT capacity600 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company or utility power figure)
Next deadlineJan. 6, 2031: The rezonings lapse unless a development plan is approved within five years
The site

The site from above

Satellite overview12
Satellite image, Sept. 16, 2025. Pins placed from site coordinates.
  1. 1Beale Luckett Road North + South campuses, Marana AZ
    west of I-10 at Luckett and Hardin Roads
  2. 2Luckett Road parcels, Marana AZ
From orbit

Beale Luckett Road North + South campuses, Marana AZ

Satellite views of the same ground on Jan. 23, 2025 and Oct. 15, 2026. The later view comes from a lower-resolution satellite (10 m pixels), so it is much softer than the first. Drag to compare.

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◀ Satellite image, Jan. 23, 2025Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 15, 2026 ▶
From orbit

Luckett Road parcels, Marana AZ

Latest clear view, Sept. 16, 2025.

Luckett Road parcels, Marana AZ
Satellite image, Sept. 16, 2025
Permits

Permits checklist

1 denied · 2 granted · 3 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.

Risks

Why it stopped, what could revive it

Lawsuits

2 cases on record

Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet

Trico Electric Cooperative (North site)No agreement signed, contracts in development
750 MW
550 to 750 MW estimated demand for the site; no contract signed Local government · Jan. 2026
Tucson Electric Power (South site)No agreement filed
750 MW
same 550 to 750 MW range; no contract signed, needs state commission approval News report · Jan. 2026
Proposed
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Jan. 6, 2026
    Utility service letters supplied
    Town code required letters from Trico and TEP showing they can serve each site before rezoning. Local government · Jan. 2026
  2. Jan. 6, 2026
    Trico says contracts are in development
    Trico's CEO told the Council the cooperative has started drafting contracts, billing fixed costs from the first day power is available. Local government · Jan. 2026
  3. As of Oct. 2026
    No state commission filing
    No Arizona Corporation Commission docket exists for an energy supply agreement for this campus. see Permits
  4. Not set
    Both supply agreements: not signed
    The next step after rezoning is site design and negotiating with Trico and TEP; any agreement needs a public commission approval. Local government · Oct. 2026

What is next door

campus1.67 km · gas pipeline6.95 km · 345 kV+ substation7.06 km · 345 kV+ linecampus1.67 km · gas pipeline6.95 km · 345 kV+ substation7.06 km · 345 kV+ line

Distances from mapped lines and plants. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026

Money

Money on record

~$5B
investment, developer's description
called the largest private investment in Southern Arizona's history Company · Jan. 2026
~$20M+
Luckett Road extension, paid by the owners
owners must pay the full cost; cash deposits fall due within 30 days of a grading permit Local government · Jan. 2026

Not on record: land price: not disclosed, Fremont Peak is under contract to buy both parcels from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Kai family entities Court filing · Sept. 2026

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Aug. 8, 2025
    Money Blue Owl's registration statement names Beale Infrastructure as a portfolio company SEC filing · Aug. 2025
  2. Oct. 16, 2025
    Site Two rezoning applications for adjacent 300-acre sites are filed News report · Oct. 2025
  3. Nov. 19, 2025
    Site Applicant holds a neighborhood meeting; about 10 to 15 neighbors attend Local government · Jan. 2026
  4. Dec. 10, 2025
    Permits Planning Commission recommends both rezonings, 6-0 Local government · Jan. 2026
  5. Jan. 6, 2026
    Permits Town Council approves both rezonings 6-0 with 20 conditions Local government · Jan. 2026
  6. Feb. 4, 2026
    Permits Opponents file referendum petitions with more than the required signatures Court filing · Sept. 2026
  7. Feb. 17, 2026
    Permits The petition committee tries to withdraw the petitions; the Clerk refuses Court filing · Sept. 2026
  8. Feb. 18, 2026
    Permits Clerk rejects both petitions for missing legal descriptions Court filing · Sept. 2026
  9. June 19, 2026
    Site Governor vetoes a bill that would have let committees withdraw petitions State agency · June 2026
  10. Sept. 29, 2026
    Site Court of Appeals upholds the Town and the rezonings Court filing · Sept. 2026
  11. Sept. 2026
    Permits Planning Commission recommends tighter data center noise rules that staff say do not reach already approved sites News report · Sept. 2026
  12. Jan. 6, 2031
    Permits Rezonings expire unless a development plan is approved Local government · Jan. 2026
Construction activity

Satellite captures by quarter

Since Jan. 2025: 3 satellite captures.

Satellite
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Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 1. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

About 40 acre-feet a year
water use stated by the developer, versus about 2,000 acre-feet a year of farm use today
Company · Jan. 2026
4,200 construction jobs, 400 permanent
developer says, for Phase 1 (2026 to 2030)
Company · Jan. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: North site owner
  • Herbert Kai S12 LLC, Kai Trst 97 S12 LLC and Jihong S12 LLC: South site owners
Developer
  • Beale Infrastructure: developer, backed by Blue Owl Capital funds
  • Fremont Peak Properties: applicant and contract buyer of both parcels
  • Lazarus & Silvyn: land-use counsel (Keri Silvyn)
  • Kimley-Horn: engineering consultant
Decision-makers
  • Marana Town Council: approved both rezonings 6-0
  • Marana Town Clerk: rejected the referendum petitions
Power
  • Trico Electric Cooperative: North site
  • Tucson Electric Power: South site
  • Arizona Corporation Commission: must approve supply agreements
Opponents
  • No Desert Data Center Coalition
  • Marana Citizens for Ethical and Transparent Government
  • Arizonans for Responsible Development (referendum committee)
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

240 records from 32 documents

Drawn from news reports, local government records, state agency records, company statements, public and commercial datasets, court filings, securities filings, utility regulator dockets and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 14Local government 4State agency 4Company 3Dataset 3Court filing 2SEC filing 2Utility regulator 1Satellite 0
Evidence

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 (19)
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “OUR ESTIMATES ARE 550-750 MEGAWATTS PER SITE”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Stated campus size: 750 MW
    “THE PROPOSAL IS FOR 550-750 MEGAWATTS, WHICH IS IDENTIFIED BY TRICO”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Utility: Trico Electric Cooperative (North site); Tucson Electric Power (South site)
    “NORTH IS SERVED BY TRICO, SOUTH IS SERVED BY TEP”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Power plan: grid
    “THE POWER PROVIDER FOR THIS PARTICULAR SITE IS TRICO ELECTRIC”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Interconnection status: Utility ability-to-serve letters provided with the rezoning applications (required by Town Code 17-6-13); no interconnection agreement or ESA executed
    “THEY ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE A LETTER FROM THE POWER PROVIDER WHICH INDICATES THE INTENDED SOURCE OF THE POWER AND AFFIRMING FROM THAT POWER PROVIDER THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT AND EXISTING ABILITIES TO SERVE THE SITE”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Utility service: 750 MW
    “Each parcel is served by a different electric utility provider, Tucson Electric Power and Trico Electric Cooperative. The estimated electrical demand ranges between 550 and 750 megawatts for each site.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Tucson Electric Power (one parcel) and Trico Electric Cooperative (other parcel); no signed energy supply agreement found - agreements require Arizona Corporation Commission approval per Town
    “Each parcel is served by a different electric utility provider, Tucson Electric Power and Trico Electric Cooperative.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 7.06 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 6.95 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest gas pipeline: 1.67 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Utility service: not stated
    “THE NEXT STEP AFTER THIS IS TO DESIGN THE SITE AND TO WORK WITH TRICO AND TEP RESPECTIVELY”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “Generators are permitted only for emergency backup power”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service agreement signed: not stated
    “THAT WILL WHATEVER ENERGY SERVICES AGREEMENTS WE NEGOTIATE AND WORK THROUGH HAVE A VERY PUBLIC APPROVAL PROCESS THROUGH THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION THAT WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Interconnection status: interconnection study - both rezonings approved by the Marana Town Council on Jan 6, 2026; the North site is in Trico Electric Cooperative territory and the South site in Tucson Electric Power ter
    “Luckett North sits in Trico's service territory. Luckett South is in Tucson Electric Power's. Each site is entitled for 550 to 750 MW at full buildout.”
    Company · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site power technology: Emergency diesel backup generators; battery storage (backup role)
    “If diesel generators are used, they must meet the highest EPA emission standards”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Cooling: Air-cooled, closed-loop
    “The project proposes an air-cooled system, not a water-cooled system”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Trico's approx. 7% member rate increase took effect Jan 1, 2026, based on a 2023 cost-of-service study approved by its elected board and reviewed by the ACC - i.e., set before and independently of this project (per Trico
    “IT WAS APPROVED BY OUR BOARD, THEY PAY THE SAME RATES AS OUR MEMBERS, AND THEN IT WENT TO THE ARIZONA CORPORATIONS COMMISSION FOR THEIR SCRUTINY AND ULTIMATELY, THEY DECIDED TO APPROVE IT”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Public-comment claims at the Jan 6, 2026 hearing (unverified, no plan or permit in the record): the North site could store up to 2 million gallons of diesel fuel; a 750 MW facility would need roughly 374 backup generator
    “IF YOU'VE GOT 750 MEGAWATT DATA CENTER, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED 187.5 GENERATORS TIMES TWO BECAUSE THAT GIVES YOU 374 GENERATORS”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Combined stated demand of the two Luckett Road sites is 1,100-1,500 MW (550-750 MW per site). A hearing speaker totaled the regional pipeline as roughly 3 GW north of Marana, 286 MW for Project Blue (TEP's 2028 supply es
    “NOW 1,100 TO 1,500 MEGAWATTS FOR THIS ONE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD NEW GENERATING STATIONS”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (44)
  • Applicant entity: Fremont Peak Properties LLC
    “Fremont is under contract to purchase both parcels”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Land control date: not stated
    “Fremont is under contract to purchase both parcels”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Land purchase contract: scope
    “Fremont is under contract to purchase both parcels”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): scope
    “Compliance with all applicable provisions of the Town's codes and ordinances current at the time of any subsequent development”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): scope
    “Any development plan for any portion of the Rezoning Area shall be in general conformance with the conceptual land use plan presented to and approved by the Town Council”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): condition precedent
    “A master drainage study must be submitted by the Property Owners and accepted by the Town Engineer prior to Town approval of a development plan for any portion of the Rezoning Area”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): condition precedent
    “A detailed traffic impact analysis (TIA) must be submitted by the Property Owners and accepted by Town staff prior to approval of a development plan for any portion of the Rezoning Area”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): condition precedent
    “A water infrastructure and phasing plan (WIP) must be submitted by the Property Owners and accepted by the Marana Water Department (the water provider) prior to approval of a development plan”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): condition precedent
    “A master sewer plan must be submitted by the Property Owners and accepted by the Marana Water Department (the wastewater utility) prior to the approval of any development plan for the Rezoning Area”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): scope
    “The Property Owners must design and construct any roadway, drainage, water, and wastewater improvements, and dedicate or acquire any property rights associated with those improvements”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): scope
    “The Property Owners shall install a nonpotable water system for industrial and fire suppression uses, and to serve the common open space areas and other landscaped amenities, as accepted by the Cortaro-Marana Irrigation District”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): restriction
    “The Property Owners shall not cause any lot split of any kind without the written consent of the Town of Marana”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): scope 20000000 USD (staff estimate)
    “The Property Owners are responsible for paying the full costs of design and construction of Luckett Road to a two-lane rural collector”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): deadline
    “Within 30 days after the issuance of any grading permit in the Rezoning Area, the Property Owners shall pay in cash to the Town a deposit in the full estimated acquisition amount”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): deadline
    “the Property Owners shall pay in cash to the Town the full estimated cost of the preconstruction and design services”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): deadline
    “the Property Owners shall pay in cash to the Town the full estimated cost of construction of the Luckett Road Extension”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): late payment 10 % per year (simple interest)
    “Any amounts unpaid after 30 days shall accrue simple interest at the rate of 10% per year until paid in full”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): scope
    “The completion of the Luckett Road Extension is not a prerequisite for the Town to issue certificates of occupancy for structures in the Rezoning Area”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): scope
    “The Property Owners shall construct an 8-inch water main from the Rezoning Area southerly along Luckett Road, easterly along Hardin Road, southerly along Wentz Road”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): scope
    “The Property Owners shall construct a new sewer force main aligning with the Luckett Road public right-of-way from the Rezoning Area southerly to a point of connection to the existing 27-inch gravity sewer”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): scope
    “The Property Owners shall construct a new sewer lift station to serve the Rezoning Area”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): scope
    “The Property Owners shall design the entire 10.5 Channel, including the portions of the channel located outside the boundaries of the Rezoning Area, to 30% plans”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): condition precedent
    “The Rezoning Area shall be annexed into a fire district prior to the issuance of any building permit within the Rezoning Area”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): deadline
    “Within 60 days after the adoption of this ordinance, the Property Owners shall provide the Development Services Department with one electronic copy in PDF format”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): termination
    “This Rezoning is valid for five years from the date of Town Council approval”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): decommissioning
    “If the data center use in the Rezoning Area is discontinued, the Property Owners must cause all data center hardware and infrastructure to be removed from the buildings' interior”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.003, Luckett Road South): enforcement
    “which shall be binding on the Property Owners, the applicant, and any other relevant parties involved in this particular rezoning and their successors in interest”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Water service agreement (Marana Water): condition precedent
    “If the water provider requires a water service agreement as a condition of service to the proposed development, the Property Owners must enter into a water service agreement with the water provider”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Tenants: not stated
    “The Town does not currently know the identity of the future occupant”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: not stated
    “The Town does not currently know the identity of the future occupant”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Financing: not stated
    “Beale is a portfolio company of funds managed by Blue Owl Capital, one of the world's largest private investors in digital infrastructure”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Square feet: not stated
    “The proposed project involves the development of a data center campus on approximately 600 acres in Marana”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Land purchase contract: termination
    “Fremont is under contract to purchase both parcels”
    Court filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Development agreement (Town of Marana): finding
    “this project requested no local incentives at all”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Water use stated: 40 acre-feet/yr
    “roughly 2,000 acre-feet/year today down to about 40 acre-feet/year”
    Company · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated capital cost: 5000000000 USD
    “representing what was described as the largest private capital investment in Southern Arizona's history at roughly $5 billion”
    Company · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Incentives: None requested locally
    “this project requested no local incentives at all. Marana's own job-creation incentive ordinance specifically excludes data centers from eligibility”
    Company · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility financial guarantees (both sites): collateral
    “the data center's infrastructure costs (substations and transmission lines) are being borne entirely by Beale, with financial guarantees such as letters of credit and bonds in place before construction begins”
    Company · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Rezoning conditions (Ordinance No. 2026.002, Luckett Road North): finding
    “ALL OF THIS IS COVERED AND OUTLINED IN THE CONDITIONS OF THIS ATTACHED ORDINANCE. THOSE ARE CONDITIONS 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 AND 16”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Energy supply agreement (Trico Electric Cooperative, North site): status
    “THERE ARE GOING TO BE CONTRACTS THAT WE'VE STARTED DEVELOPING AND WE'LL NEED TO, DEPENDING ON THE DECISION HERE, MOVE FORWARD WITH”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Energy supply agreement (Trico Electric Cooperative, North site): minimum bill
    “THE CONTRACT, THE ONGOING CONTRACTS WILL HAVE FIXED COSTS. IT'LL BE ON THE FIRST DATE OF POWER AVAILABILITY, NOT WHETHER THEY NEED IT OR NOT”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Energy supply agreement (Trico Electric Cooperative, North site): collateral
    “YOU WILL GET THAT MONEY IN ADVANCE OF YOU BUILDING THE REQUIRED SYSTEM? THAT'S CORRECT”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Marana Water context (primary sources not opened; press): the Town is operating as if in Stage 2 drought, faces a 14% Colorado River (CAP) delivery cut in 2027-2028, and on Sep 15, 2026 approved banking 2,364 acre-feet/y
    “the council approved a five-year deal to bank 2,364 acre-feet of water a year with the Cortaro Water Users' Association starting in 2027”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Energy supply agreement (Tucson Electric Power, South site): status
    “Beale Infrastructure said they will be in talks with Trico and TEP about their energy services agreement”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (36)
  • Legal description: All of Section 1, Township 11 South, Range 10 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian (rezoning area approx. 300.5 acres, portion of the section)
    “For Ordinance 2026-002, Exhibit A reads: All of Section 1, Township 11 South, Range 10 East, Gila and Salt River base and meridian Pima County, Arizona”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Stage: entitled (rezoning approved and sustained on appeal) - pre-development
    “we affirm the summary judgment in favor of the Town and against Fremont and MCETG”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • referendum serial numbers: serial numbers issued
    “The Town Clerk issued serial numbers for both referendum petitions on January 8. Like the versions of the ordinances provided to the referendum committee, neither ordinance attached to the referenda on January 8 contained its Exhibit A”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • ordinance recording correction: corrected and re-recorded
    “On January 15, the Town Clerk submitted to the Pima County Recorder's Office two notices of scrivener's error, each stating the Town Clerk had failed to include Exhibit A with the ordinance”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • referendum petitions: filed
    “On February 4, the referendum committee submitted both referendum petitions, along with the signature sheets and the ordinances”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • referendum withdrawal: withdrawal refused
    “On February 17, the referendum committee attempted to withdraw the petitions and the attached signature sheets, stating that it no longer supported placing these measures on the ballot”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • referendum petitions: rejected
    “On February 18, the Town Clerk also rejected both referendum petitions, explaining that the filed petitions did not include [Exhibit A,] the legal description of the involved properties required for zoning ordinances”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Acres: 611.2 acres
    “APPROVING A REZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 310.7 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 14990 W HARDIN ROAD”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Zoning: R-144 (Residential) to SP (Specific Plan), with minor General Plan amendment (Employment to Master Planned Area)
    “The zoning of the Rezoning Area is hereby changed from R-144 (Residential) to SP (Specific Plan), creating the Luckett Road South Specific Plan”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning date: Jan. 6, 2026
    “PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona, this 6th day of January, 2026”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Rezoning expiry: Jan. 6, 2031
    “This Rezoning is valid for five years from the date of Town Council approval; if the Property Owners fail to have a development plan approved prior to the end of the five-year time period”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Conditions of approval: 20 conditions in each rezoning ordinance (Ord. 2026.003 read in full): master drainage study, traffic impact analysis, water infrastructure and phasing plan, master sewer plan (all accepted before
    “This Rezoning is subject to the following conditions, the violation of which shall be treated in the same manner as a violation of the Town of Marana Land Development Code”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • rezoning recommendation: recommended approval
    “the Marana Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider this Rezoning on December 10, 2025, and voted 6 to 0 with one Commissioner absent to recommend that the Town Council approve this Rezoning”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • rezoning: approved
    “ITEM A2, PUBLIC HEARING, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 0.002, RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT, APPROVING A REZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 300.5 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED WEST OF INTERSTATE TEN ALONG NORTH LOCKETT ROAD”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • rezoning: approved
    “WHEREAS the Marana Town Council held a public hearing to consider this Rezoning on January 6, 2026 and determined that this Rezoning should be approved”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Marana Planning Commission: Luckett Road North rezoning (R-144 to SP) and minor General Plan amendment - recommendation to Council
    “THE PLAN COMMISSION DID HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS BACK ON DECEMBER 10TH. AFTER EXTENSIVE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLAN COMMISSION VOTED 6-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Marana Planning Commission: Luckett Road South rezoning (R-144 to SP) and minor General Plan amendment - recommendation to Council
    “PLANNING COMMISSION ONCE AGAIN HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ONE BACK ON DECEMBER 10TH AND VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL 6-0”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Marana Town Council: Public hearing: Ordinance No. 2026.002 and Resolution No. 2026-005 (Luckett Road North Specific Plan)
    “THE VOTES ARE 6-0. THE MOTION PASSES”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Marana Town Council: Public hearing: Ordinance No. 2026.003 and Resolution No. 2026-006 (Luckett Road South Specific Plan)
    “I MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-003, APPROVING AND REZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 310.7 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 14990 WEST HARDING ROAD”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • esa docket: none filed (as of capture)
    “WE HAVE THE LETTERS FROM THE UTILITIES, AND WE HAVE CHECKED THAT BOX ESSENTIALLY. THE NEXT STEP AFTER THIS IS TO DESIGN THE SITE AND TO WORK WITH TRICO AND TEP RESPECTIVELY”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • HB2873 - the strike-everything bill that would have let referendum committees withdraw filed petitions, retroactive to Jan 1, 2026 (drafted in direct response to the Marana fight) - passed the Legislature (final reads Ju
    “Vetoed by the Governor 6/19/26”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade B
  • Construction stage: announced / rezoned only - no construction; rezoning of Luckett Road North and South approved 6-0 by Marana Town Council on January 6, 2026; construction estimated 2027 per press
    “On January 6, 2026, the Marana Town Council held public hearings and votes on two related rezoning applications for a proposed 600-acre data center campus (Luckett Road North and Luckett Road South)”
    Company · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Address: West of Interstate 10 along North Luckett Road, just south of the Pinal County line (portion of Section 1, T11S R10E)
    “approving a rezoning of approximately 300.5 acres of land located west of Interstate 10 along North Luckett Road and just South of the Pinal County line”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Site acres north: 300.5 acres
    “approving a rezoning of approximately 300.5 acres of land located west of Interstate 10 along North Luckett Road”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Neighborhood meeting (applicant-hosted, required by state law / Town Code): Project presentation to adjacent neighbors for the Luckett Road North and South applications
    “WE HAD THAT MEETING ON NOVEMBER 19. WE PRESENTED THE PROJECT”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Announced: Dec. 10, 2025
    “the Marana Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider this Rezoning on December 10, 2025, and voted 6 to 0 with one Commissioner absent to recommend that the Town Council approve this Rezoning”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • E-01933A-25-0187 by a 4-1 vote - the pr
    “The Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with Commissioner Rachel Walden casting the dissenting vote, to approve an Energy Supply Agreement (ESA) between Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) and Humphrey's Peak Power LLC”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • Construction stage: not stated
    “Rezoning approved Jan 2026. A master plan for about 311 acres, planned for a large data center”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • development plan: not filed (as of capture)
    “Luckett Road North. Rezoning approved Jan 2026. A master plan for about 300 acres, planned for a large data center”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • De Soto, Kansas (Kansas City area); Claremore OK (Project Mustang); Coweta OK (Project Atlas); Owasso OK (Project Clydesdale, 506
    “The company is planning multiple campuses outside Tucson, Arizona, and around Kansas City in De Soto, Kansas”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Source record
    “Luckett Road South. Rezoning approved Jan 2026. A master plan for about 311 acres, planned for a large data center”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • A SECOND, separate data center application is reported pending in Marana's development review process - NOT this campus; do not merge. (A separate Davis-Monthan AFB data center solicitation in Tucson is likewise unrelate
    “The town has already approved a rezoning for one data center near Luckett Road, and an application for a second project is pending”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Marana Planning Commission recommended Land Development Code amendments tightening data center noise limits (incl. dB(C) caps and a tonal-noise penalty) and adding a decommissioning section (begin within 180 days of ceas
    “The Marana Planning Commission green-lit new data center regulations that address noise attenuation and decommissioning of facilities”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Marana Planning Commission: Land Development Code 17-6-13 amendments (tighter data center noise limits; new decommissioning section) - recommendation to Council
    “The staff report says the amendments do not address any previously approved data center”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • AG Kris Mayes' rehearing request on the Project Blue ESA decision was denied Jan 21, 2026 and the AG said her office would appeal - evidence that ACC approvals of Beale-project ESAs face state-level legal challenge, rele
    “On January 21, 2026, AG Mayes issued a statement in response to the Commission's denial of the applications for rehearing on the docket”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Rezoning status: Town of Marana approved rezoning/specific plans for the Luckett Road North and South data centers (~600 acres total) in January 2026 for Beale Infrastructure; no construction reported (construction estim
    “On January 6, 2026, the Marana Town Council unanimously approved rezoning for the Luckett Road North and South Data Centers, totaling approximately 600 acres.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
Legal (3)
  • Lawsuits: Pima County Superior Court No. C20261567 (MCETG special action) with Fremont Peak Properties mandamus as companion case; consolidated appeal, Arizona Court of Appeals No. 2 CA-CV 2026-0174, affirmed Sept. 29, 2026
    “Appeal from the Superior Court in Pima County No. C20261567”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Arizona Court of Appeals (Div. Two) AFFIRMED summary judgment for the Town in the consolidated referendum cases (No. 2 CA-CV 2026-0174): the Clerk properly rejected the petitions (missing Exhibit A legal descriptions, A.
    “we affirm the summary judgment in favor of the Town and against Fremont and MCETG”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Plaintiff Jackie McGuire is reported to be raising money to appeal the Court of Appeals ruling (further review by the Arizona Supreme Court reported, filing not confirmed).
    “She is now paying to appeal a Pima County Superior Court ruling that sided with town officials”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (26)
  • Opposition: No Desert Data Center Coalition; Marana Citizens for Ethical and Transparent Government (MCETG); Arizonans for Responsible Development (referendum committee)
    “Appellants Marana Citizens for Ethical and Transparent Government, Jackie McGuire, Matthew Rohen-Trapp, and Susan Ritz (collectively, MCETG)”
    Court filing · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Owner companies: Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    “LAZARUS AND SILVAN REPRESENTING THE CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Owner companies: Herbert Kai S12 LLC; Kai Trst 97 S12, LLC; Jihong S12 LLC
    “Herbert Kai S12 LLC, Kai Trst 97 S12, LLC, and Jihong S12 LLC collectively the Property Owners own 310.7 acres of land located at 14990 W Hardin Road”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Address: 14990 W Hardin Road, northwest of the intersection of North Luckett Road and West Hardin Road
    “310.7 acres of land located at 14990 W Hardin Road, northwest of the intersection of North Luckett Road and West Hardin Road”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: 04019
    “THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 11 SOUTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, PIMA COUNTY ARIZONA”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Parcel IDs: APN 208-08-004A (North site)
    “the owners of the property immediately to the north, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 208-08-004A”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Legal description: North half of Section 12, Township 11 South, Range 10 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian (approx. 310.7 acres, with exceptions)
    “THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 11 SOUTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, PIMA COUNTY ARIZONA”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Site acres south: 310.7 acres
    “Herbert Kai S12 LLC, Kai Trst 97 S12, LLC, and Jihong S12 LLC collectively the Property Owners own 310.7 acres”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Water supplier: Marana Water (potable, office/domestic only; also wastewater); Cortaro-Marana Irrigation District (nonpotable: irrigation, industrial, fire suppression)
    “CMID WILL PROVIDE IRRIGATION INDUSTRIAL AND FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND WASTEWATER WILL BE PROVIDED BY MARANA WATER”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Sponsor backer mention: Blue Owl portfolio company
    “Those portfolio companies include Beale Infrastructure, a platform created to develop large-scale data center campuses and infrastructure in markets with access to clean energy and significant runway for growth”
    SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • Site acres: 600 acres
    “The proposed project involves the development of a data center campus on approximately 600 acres in Marana. The site consists of two adjacent parcels, each about 300 acres in size”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Name: Beale Luckett Road Campuses (Marana)
    “The proposed project involves the development of a data center campus on approximately 600 acres in Marana”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Buildings: not stated
    “The site consists of two adjacent parcels, each about 300 acres in size, planned to operate as a single coordinated data center campus”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • CMID (the campus's nonpotable supplier) states that Central Arizona Project water is recharged over district lands and stored underground for future use, and that the district also uses treated effluent produced within t
    “Central Arizona Project (CAP) water is recharged over District lands, with the water being stored underground for future use”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Jobs construction phase 1: 4200 jobs
    “approximately 4,200 construction jobs over the first phase (2026-2030) and 400 permanent on-site jobs”
    Company · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Jobs permanent: 400 jobs
    “400 permanent on-site jobs (engineering, technical operations, and security roles)”
    Company · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Aliases: Luckett Road North Data Center; Luckett Road South Data Center; Luckett Road North and South Data Centers
    “The site consists of two adjacent parcels, each about 300 acres in size, planned to operate as a single coordinated data center campus”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Developer: Beale Infrastructure
    “FROM THE BEALE INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM, WE HAVE ARNAUD DUSSER AND NICK TORRANCE”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Phases: 2
    “WE WERE ESTIMATING IN THIS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS THAT PHASE ONE WOULD BE ABOUT 2026 TO 2030, THERE WILL THEN BE A SECOND PHASE”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Announced: Oct. 2025
    “Applications were submitted in October 2025 and reviewed by Town staff for completeness and compliance”
    Local government · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Current target date: early 2029 (applicant-stated, unchanged)
    “The center would open by early 2029, said Keri Silvyn”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Floodplain: Both sites lie largely within FEMA-designated floodplains
    “Both sites are currently zoned for agricultural use and lie largely within Federal Emergency Management Agency designated floodplains”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Original target date: early 2029 (applicant-stated opening, phase 1)
    “Beale Infrastructure said it will start construction on the project next year. The center would open by early 2029, said Keri Silvyn”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Construction start stated: 2027
    “Beale Infrastructure said it will start construction on the project next year”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Developer parent: Blue Owl Capital (funds managed by)
    “San Francisco-based Beale Infrastructure, a data center developer backed by alternative investment asset company Blue Owl”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Announced: Oct. 16, 2025
    “The two applications for two sites, adjacent to one another, are approximately 300 acres each. The applications were submitted on Thursday, October 16”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C

Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Maxar via Esri World Imagery Wayback; Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).