The site
The site from above
Power
Power and the grid
None energized or contracted yet
On-site natural gas fuel cells (Bloom Energy)Draft permit, not built
draft county air permit: 3,693 units of 325 kW; the city's permit requires self-supply until grid power exists; Bloom has deployed about 1.5 GW worldwide (press) News report · Aug. 2026
Proposed
Other sources, size not disclosed
- Battery storage Approved in conceptapproved as an accessory use; size not stated News report · Oct. 2026
Not used, not on record, or dropped
- Grid service from Electrical District No. 3 Not signeda future special service agreement is contemplated; no agreement, no capacity and no grid request on record News report · Oct. 2026
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- Aug. 25, 2026Draft county air permitPinal County's draft permit describes a 1.2 GW fuel-cell plant owned and operated by Sonoran Outrider, with up to 16 diesel backup generators. News report · Aug. 2026
- Oct. 1, 2026City requires self-supplyThe conditional use permit says the campus must generate its own power until utility capacity is available, and pay all interconnection costs if it later connects. News report · Oct. 2026
- Not setElectric service agreement: not signedED3 is described as the future retail provider under a special agreement with the power plant owner and an end user. News report · Oct. 2026
- Not setGas supply: not namedTwo existing natural gas pipelines border the south line; no supplier is named and no new pipeline is needed. News report · Oct. 2026
- The nearest 115 kV substation is 4.4 km away and the nearest 500 kV line 8.6 km (map data); no grid interconnection has been requested. News report · Oct. 2026
- The district's manager told the commission no other ratepayer would subsidize the project. News report · Oct. 2026
- No plant for this campus appears in EIA's federal generator inventory (EIA-860M, Aug. 2026). That inventory covers grid-connected plants only, so an off-grid plant may not be listed yet. State agency · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
1 pending · 3 granted · 2 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.
- ◷Air quality permit for the power plant PendingPinal County Air Quality Control District · Aug. 25, 2026: draft only; comment period closed; does not authorize construction News report · Oct. 2026
- ✓Conditional use permit for the data center campus GrantedCasa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission · Oct. 1, 2026: 6 to 1; the commission's vote is the city's final decision unless appealed within 10 days; no appeal reported; does not authorize construction Local government · Oct. 2026
- ✓Rezoning to I-2 General Industrial GrantedCasa Grande City Council · May 2025: after a Dec. 2024 General Plan change for 2,250 acres News report · Oct. 2026
- ✓Water will-serve letter GrantedGlobal Water Resources · 2026: terms not public News report · Oct. 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Site plan review, Development agreement or incentives
Risks
What could slow it down
- HighNo tenant or financingNo end user has signed on and no financing is disclosed; the city says the permit does not set a construction date. News report · Oct. 2026
- HighLandowner is sellingThe owner is reportedly looking for a buyer before any site plan exists (press). News report · Oct. 2026
- HighUnproven scale of fuel-cell power1.2 GW is about 80 percent of all fuel cells Bloom has deployed worldwide, and installations of this type top out near 20 to 25 MW (press). News report · Oct. 2026
- MediumArizona heatThe fuel cell datasheet tops out at 113 F, and commissioners asked how the units will hold up in summer. News report · Oct. 2026
- MediumLocal objections17 of 20 pre-hearing emails opposed it; nine of 11 speakers opposed or raised concerns over water, heat and jobs. News report · Oct. 2026
Money
Money on record
$262M
one-time construction tax, applicant's study
estimate, not a guarantee (press) News report · Oct. 2026
$32M a year
city property tax, applicant's study
plus about $117M a year to school districts (applicant estimates) News report · Oct. 2026
Not on record: financing: landowner is looking for a buyer to take over development (press) News report · Sept. 2026; tax incentives or development agreement: community benefits deferred to the end-user stage Local government · Oct. 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Site Site plan review is the next step; no date set News report · Oct. 2026
- Oct. 17, 2024Site City planners present the 2,250-acre Grande Valley Industrial master plan News report · Oct. 2024
- Dec. 2024Permits City Council approves the General Plan change for the master plan News report · Oct. 2026
- May 2025Permits Council rezones the land to general industrial News report · Oct. 2026
- Aug. 4, 2025Paper trail Sonoran Outrider LLC, later named as the power plant owner, is formed in Delaware Dataset · Aug. 2025
- Oct. 2025Permits City ordinance requires a conditional use permit for data centers in industrial zones News report · Oct. 2026
- Aug. 25, 2026Permits Pinal County drafts an air permit for a 1.2 GW fuel-cell plant News report · Aug. 2026
- Sept. 2026Site A project database reports the landowner is looking for a buyer to take over development (press) News report · Oct. 2026
- Oct. 1, 2026Permits Planning commission approves the conditional use permit 6 to 1 after a hearing where 9 of 11 speakers raised concerns News report · Oct. 2026
- Oct. 11, 2026Permits The 10-day appeal window closes with no appeal reported as of Oct. 18 News report · Oct. 2026
Construction activity
Satellite captures by quarter
Since Feb. 2022: 72 satellite captures. The chart starts in the first quarter of 2023; 5 earlier records are not drawn.
Satellite
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Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 6. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings
Specs
3,693 fuel cells
325 kW each in the draft air permit, plus up to 16 diesel backup generators of 1,000 kW
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- LKY Development Company (Larry Yount): landowner and developer, with partner Vestar
- Sonoran Outrider LLC: owner and operator of the planned power plant
Power and water
- Bloom Energy: fuel cell supplier, first Arizona installation
- Electrical District No. 3: planned retail electric provider
- Global Water Resources: water provider
Advisers
- Colliers Engineering & Design: entitlement engineer
- Gammage & Burnham: land use counsel
Government
- City of Casa Grande: Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council
- Pinal County Air Quality Control District
Neighbors
- Ivanhoe Electric: neighboring mine owner, wrote in support
Still unknown
Open questions
- Who the end user is.
- Final size of the data center load (only generation is disclosed).
- Whether the site is sold and to whom.
- Whether the air permit is issued and the plant can be built at that scale.
Where this comes from
308 records from 14 documents
Drawn from news reports, public and commercial datasets, local government records, securities filings, company statements and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 6Dataset 4Local government 3SEC filing 2Company 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 (34)
- Generator maker and model: Bloom Energy Server 6.5 (ES6), 325 kW net AC per server“Nameplate power output (net AC) 325 kW”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Nearest substation: 4.38 km - unnamed substation (115 kV)Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 8.58 km - 500 kV lineMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 138 kV: 4.38 km - 115 kV lineMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: 8.96 km - unnamed pipelineMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power plant: 14.91 km - Saint Energy Storage II LLCMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Interconnection status: Self-supply primary, grid connection secondary and unfiled: the campus is designed around on-site generation (draft Pinal County air permit: ~1,200 MW Bloom fuel-cell plant) and, under the approve“The primary power supply is proposed to be generated onsite using the adjacent natural gas infrastructure.”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- IT capacity: not stated“Neither the agenda packet nor the hearing gave a figure. The 1.2-gigawatt capacity cited in this article comes from the county draft air permit”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility service: not stated“As currently designed, the campus is not anticipated to rely on a traditional electric grid connection for primary power service”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stated campus size: not stated“it describes generating capacity, not the eventual operator demand”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Grid operator: none (WECC region; no ISO/RTO market in Arizona)“state statute obligates SRP to serve customers in its territory”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stage: entitled only / paper: CUP and draft air permit in hand, but no site plan, no tenant, no financing, no construction; landowner is marketing the site for sale“LKY is looking for a buyer to purchase the Grande Valley Industrial site and take over development”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Buildings: not stated“The project will feature multiple data center buildings, on-site natural gas power generation and a battery energy storage system”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- On-site power description: On-site natural gas power generation plus battery storage planned; Bloom Energy fuel cells identified as the power component in CUP reporting; campus not anticipated to rely on a traditional gr“The campus is designed to include dedicated on-site power generation to support each phase of development; as currently designed, the campus is not anticipated to rely on a traditional electric grid connection”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- The draft air permit describes a single 1,200 MW fuel-cell plant, equal to about 80 percent of Bloom Energy entire worldwide deployed capacity (1.5 GW per Bloom January 2026 investor release) - execution/scale risk for a“Bloom said in a January investor release that it had deployed 1.5 gigawatts across all of its installations worldwide. The draft air permit for the Grande Valley Data Center alone describes 1.2 gigawatts”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Unresolved technical question raised in coverage: the Bloom unit datasheet operating range tops out at 113 F, and Arizona summer heat performance of fuel cells at this scale was questioned at the Project Midway county he“existing fuel cell installations top out around 20 to 25 megawatts, and county commissioners asked how the units would hold up in Arizona summer heat”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Phase sequence: on-site power generation first, then first phase of data center buildings“Power generation would be built first, followed by the first phase of data center buildings”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Cooling: closed-loop (applicant narrative); CUP does not mandate a specific computer-cooling technology“The CUP specifies the power technology but leaves the computer-cooling method to the owner, who must stay under the 300 acre-foot water cap”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility: Electrical District No. 3 (ED3), Pinal County - designated retail provider under a future special electric service agreement“ED3 will serve as the retail provider under a special electric service agreement with the independent power producer and the end user”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Interconnection status: no grid interconnection requested; future utility connection contemplated only when grid capacity exists, at owner cost“If the owner later connects to a utility, it pays all interconnection costs unless a utility agreement says otherwise”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Electric service agreement signed: not stated“ED3 will serve as the retail provider under a special electric service agreement with the independent power producer and the end user”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Role of the on-site plant: prime (primary power; grid connection deferred and secondary)“Until grid capacity is available, the campus must generate its own power on site with Bloom Energy fuel cells or similar technology the city approves”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Gas supplier: not named; fuel from two existing natural gas pipelines bordering the southern property line; no new lateral needed“The Grande Valley campus would run on Bloom Energy solid-oxide fuel cells fed by two natural gas pipelines that already border the southern property line”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Power plan: onsite (self-supply fuel-cell plant; ED3 retail wrap contemplated; grid deferred)“the project does not plan a traditional grid connection for primary power”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditions of approval: 300 acre-ft/yr water cap; 65 dBA noise cap at nearest residential property line; Bloom SOFC or Planning-Director-approved similar generation; self-supply until grid capacity; annual compliance rep“If operations permanently stop, decommissioning must begin within 180 days and finish within 18 months after work begins, unless the city grants an extension”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- On-site generation: 1,200 MW“It describes a 1.2-gigawatt facility built from 3,693 Bloom Energy fuel cells, each rated at 325 kilowatts”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- On-site power technology: Bloom Energy solid-oxide fuel cells (natural gas) prime power; BESS accessory; diesel emergency generators“on-site generation shall utilize Bloom Energy Solid-oxide fuel cell technology or similar generation upon approval by the Planning Director”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Generating units on the permit: 3693“built from 3,693 Bloom Energy fuel cells, each rated at 325 kilowatts, plus up to 16 diesel-fired emergency generators of 1,000 kilowatts each”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Backup generators: 16 diesel emergency generators at 1,000 kW each, plus 16 diesel fire pump engines (draft permit maximums)“plus up to 16 diesel-fired emergency generators of 1,000 kilowatts each and up to 16 diesel fire pump engines”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Generation fleet: 3,693 Bloom Energy fuel cells at 325 kW each; up to 16 diesel-fired emergency generators at 1,000 kW each; up to 16 diesel fire pump engines units“It describes a 1.2-gigawatt facility built from 3,693 Bloom Energy fuel cells, each rated at 325 kilowatts, plus up to 16 diesel-fired emergency generators of 1,000 kilowatts each”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- On-site generation: 1,200 MW“The scale of the power plant appears in a draft Pinal County air quality permit dated Aug. 25, 2026. That document covers a power generation facility to be owned and operated by Sonoran Outrider”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- On-site generation: 16 MW“plus up to 16 diesel-fired emergency generators of 1,000 kilowatts each and up to 16 diesel fire pump engines”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- On-site generation: 1,200 MW“The scale of the power plant appears in a draft Pinal County air quality permit dated Aug. 25, 2026. That document covers a power generation facility to be owned and operated by Sonoran Outrider”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- On-site generation: 16 MW“plus up to 16 diesel-fired emergency generators of 1,000 kilowatts each and up to 16 diesel fire pump engines”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (26)
- Tenants: not stated“No specific end user or data center operator has been identified at this time”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Incentives: none disclosed; no abatement, PILOT or development agreement; community benefit commitments deferred to the end-user stage“Community benefit commitments will be discussed and evaluated with the end-user negotiated as part of a development and permitting process”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Development agreement - FINDING: missing - none executed No development agreement exists; the city deferred community benefit commitments to the end-user negotiation stage“Community benefit commitments will be discussed and evaluated with the end-user negotiated as part of a development and permitting process”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Tenant lease - FINDING: missing - no tenant No lease or tenant agreement of any kind; no end user or operator identified“No specific end user or data center operator has been identified at this time”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated capital cost: not stated“No end user has signed on, and site plan review comes next”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): appeal window (no termination clause - land-use permit) P&Z decision is final unless appealed to City Council within 10 days“The commission vote is the city final decision unless it is appealed to the City Council within 10 days”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- DATABEX project database update (Sep 2026, via AZBEX): LKY is looking for a buyer to purchase the Grande Valley Industrial site and take over development - the entitled land is being marketed before any site plan, tenant“LKY is looking for a buyer to purchase the Grande Valley Industrial site and take over development”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Applicant 40-page economic study presented at the hearing (estimates, not guarantees): about $262M one-time construction privilege tax, about $32M/yr property tax to the city, about $117M/yr to school districts, about 45“the study projects about $262 million in one-time construction privilege tax, about $32 million a year in property tax to the city”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Tenant status: none signed; applicant states end users are waiting but will not commit before the permit“Schube said multiple end users are waiting in the queue, but none will commit until the permit is secured”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Water use stated: 300 acre-ft/yr“The campus must also use no more than 300 acre-feet of potable water per year”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): scope Data center campus with accessory on-site electrical generation, utility distribution and BESS on +/-954 acres zoned I“request by Colliers Engineering for a Conditional Use Permit and associated Resolution for a data center campus to include ancillary battery energy facility and on-site power generation”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): power self-supply condition Owner must supply the campus own electricity until utility grid capacity becomes available“Until grid capacity is available, the campus must generate its own power on site with Bloom Energy fuel cells or similar technology the city approves”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): generation technology condition On-site generation shall utilize Bloom Energy solid-oxide fuel cell technology or similar ge“on-site generation shall utilize Bloom Energy Solid-oxide fuel cell technology or similar generation upon approval by the Planning Director”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): water cap 300 acre-ft/yr“The campus must also use no more than 300 acre-feet of potable water per year”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): cooling conditions Once-through cooling prohibited; cooling technology and estimated annual water demand must be disclosed b“Before a building permit issues for each construction phase, the owner must disclose its cooling technology and estimated annual water demand”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): noise condition 65 dBA“The Grande Valley campus may not exceed 65 dBA, measured at the property line of the nearest existing residential use within the city”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): noise study deadlines Noise study required before building permits and a verification study within 90 days of operation“The owner must submit a noise study before building permits and another within 90 days of operation”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): interconnection cost condition If the owner later connects to a utility, the owner pays all interconnection costs unless a u“If the owner later connects to a utility, it pays all interconnection costs unless a utility agreement says otherwise”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): generation disclosure condition Before any building permit for generation, owner must disclose technology, capacity in MW, f“Before any building permit for generation, the owner must disclose the technology, capacity in megawatts, fuel source and required environmental permits”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): annual compliance report Report due every year by Mar 1 covering water use, cooling technology, power generation, generator“Every year by March 1, the owner must file a compliance report covering water use, cooling technology, power generation, generator testing and noise monitoring”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): decommissioning condition If operations permanently stop, decommissioning must begin within 180 days and be complete within“If operations permanently stop, decommissioning must begin within 180 days and finish within 18 months after work begins, unless the city grants an extension”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): conditions run with the land CUP conditions bind future owners (material because the landowner is marketing the site for sal“The conditions run with the land, so they bind future owners”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Conditional Use Permit DSA-26-00124 (City of Casa Grande P&Z Resolution, approved Oct 1, 2026): design condition (commissioner-added) No wall visible from a public street may run more than 50 feet without at least two de“Commissioners added one condition of their own: no wall visible from a public street may run more than 50 feet without at least two design features”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Electric service agreement (ED3) - FINDING: missing clause - no executed agreement Contemplated only: ED3 described as future retail provider under a special electric service agreement; no executed ESA, no term, no termi“ED3 will serve as the retail provider under a special electric service agreement with the independent power producer and the end user”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Will-serve letter (water): service commitment Will-serve letter issued for the campus (terms not public)“Global Water Resources, the water and wastewater provider, has issued a will-serve letter”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Financing: none found; no construction financing disclosed; landowner seeking a buyer to assume development“A DATABEX project database update from last month reports LKY is looking for a buyer to purchase the Grande Valley Industrial site and take over development”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (23)
- Name: Grande Valley Industrial Data Center Campus“request by Colliers Engineering for a Conditional Use Permit and associated Resolution for a data center campus”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Aliases: Grande Valley Data Center“The City of Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the proposed Grande Valley Data Center campus”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Construction stage: none (CUP approved; CUP does not authorize construction; land vacant/agricultural)“Approval of the Conditional Use Permit does not authorize construction of the proposed campus”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Conditional Use Permit: approved 6-1 (Hubbard dissenting); final unless appealed within 10 days; no appeal reported“The City of Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the proposed Grande Valley Data Center campus at its October 1 meeting”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Announced: Oct. 1, 2026“The City of Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the proposed Grande Valley Data Center campus at its October 1 meeting following a public hearing and consideration of public comment”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Site acres: 954 acres“approved a conditional use permit request that will allow development of a new 954-acre data center campus south of Montgomery Road and Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Original target date: not stated“The Casa Grande data center permit does not set a construction date”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Current target date: not stated“The Casa Grande data center permit does not set a construction date”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Air quality permit (industrial source): draft dated Aug 25, 2026; pending (draft does not authorize construction); permit number not published in sources checked“The scale of the power plant appears in a draft Pinal County air quality permit dated Aug. 25, 2026”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Ordinance (data center CUP requirement): adopted; data centers in I-2 zoning require a Conditional Use Permit“the October 2025 ordinance later added a conditional use permit requirement”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Site plan review: not yet filed/approved; it is the next step after the CUP and must precede building permits“No end user has signed on, and site plan review comes next”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Casa Grande City Council settled about $146M of Proposition 207 claims for the separate 480-acre Gila Bend Highway data center site by waiving the CUP requirement (7-0, Aug 2026); city staff modeled the Grande Valley CUP“the city gave up requiring that permit on 480 acres west of Ethington Road”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Casa Grande City Council: Prop 207 CUP-requirement waivers for the SEPARATE 480-acre Gila Bend Highway data center site (Willis/Barnes parcels) - context only: Grande Valley CUP conditions were modeled on these waiver co“Council voted 7-0 to approve two waivers of the conditional use permit requirement, settling Prop 207 claims filed by landowners Dale Willis and Vernon Barnes”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Announced: 2026“The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Rezoning date: May 2025“The land already carries I-2 zoning, which the council approved in May 2025 after a major General Plan amendment in December 2024”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Opposition: 17 opposed vs 3 support emails pre-hearing; 9 of 11 hearing speakers opposed or raised concerns (water, heat, jobs); no organized opposition group or lawsuit identified“Before the hearing, staff received about 20 emails, 17 opposed and three in support. In addition, 11 people spoke at the meeting. Nine opposed the project”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- General Plan Amendment (major): approved; land use changed from Neighborhoods to Manufacturing/Industry for ~2,250 gross acres“The land already carries I-2 zoning, which the council approved in May 2025 after a major General Plan amendment in December 2024”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Rezoning: approved; site rezoned to I-2 (General Industrial)“The land already carries I-2 zoning, which the council approved in May 2025”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission: Item G.3: CUP and associated Resolution for a data center campus (DSA-26-00124), 954 acres, I-2“Approved a massive 954-acre data center campus featuring on-site natural gas fuel cell power generation and a 300-acre-foot annual water cap. Approved 6-1”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Casa Grande City Council: Major General Plan amendment for Grande Valley Industrial approved (Neighborhoods to Manufacturing/Industry)“a major General Plan amendment in December 2024”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Casa Grande City Council: Rezoning of Grande Valley Industrial land to I-2 (General Industrial) approved“The land already carries I-2 zoning, which the council approved in May 2025”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Draft permit for a power generation facility owned and operated by Sonoran Outri: draft air quality permit prepared (public comment period closed)“A draft county air permit describes a 1.2-gigawatt fuel cell plant”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission: Grande Valley Industrial major General Plan amendment (~2,250 acres, Neighborhoods to Manufacturing/Industry) presented by staff; recommendation set for Nov 7, 2024“City staff will present both plans at the Oct. 17 meeting and make recommendations on Nov. 7”News report · Oct. 2024 · grade C
Site and other (15)
- Address: South of Maricopa-Casa Grande Hwy, west of Montgomery Rd and east of the Midway Rd alignment, northwest Casa Grande, AZ“located on +/-954-acre property generally south of the Maricopa-Casa Grande Hwy west of Montgomery Rd and east of the Midway Rd alignment”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Parcel IDs: 503-28-002C; 503-28-002D; 503-29-001A; 503-29-001B; 502-25-010G; 502-25-010F; 502-40-0130; 502-40-0140; 502-40-0150; 502-40-006A; 502-25-010D; 502-25-010H“APNs: 503-28-002C, 503-28-002D, 503-29-001A, 503-29-001B, 502-25-010G, 502-25-010F, 502-40-0130, 502-40-0140, 502-40-0150, 502-40-006A, 502-25-010D, and 502-25-010H”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Acres: 954 acres“located on +/-954-acre property generally south of the Maricopa-Casa Grande Hwy”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- County code: 04021“FCC Census Block API at 32.8020,-111.3728: County FIPS 04021, Pinal County, Arizona; site is in the City of Casa Grande, Pinal County”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Operator: not stated“No specific end user or data center operator has been identified at this time”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Water provider: Global Water Resources (site within its CCN; will-serve letter issued)“The project is sited within the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) of Global Water Resources, who would be the identified water provider”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Phases: 2“Development is planned in two phases”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Master plan acres: 2250 acres“The request from owner LKY Development Company Inc. is part of the 2,250-acre Grande Valley Industrial master planned area approved last year”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Site condition: Site is currently vacant and used for agricultural purposes; Cactus Mine is to the north, Ivanhoe Mine to the east and south (CUP narrative via AZBEX)“The site is currently vacant and used for agricultural purposes, as is the land to the west. The Cactus Mine is situated to the north, while the Ivanhoe Mine lies to the east and south”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Site plan approval date: not stated“No end user has signed on, and site plan review comes next”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Developer: LKY Development Company Inc. (landowner-developer; entitlement stage)“Colliers Engineering filed the request for the Grande Valley Industrial Data Center Campus on behalf of landowner LKY Development Company”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Workforce estimate: 450 jobs“The slides list about 450 on-site jobs”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Owner companies: LKY Development Company Inc.; parcels held through a variety of subsidiaries (names not disclosed)“The site is owned by Larry Yount (LKY Development Co.) through a variety of subsidiaries and in partnership with Vestar”News report · Oct. 2024 · grade C
- Developer principal: Larry Yount (LKY Development Co.)“The site is owned by Larry Yount (LKY Development Co.) through a variety of subsidiaries and in partnership with Vestar”News report · Oct. 2024 · grade C
- Master plan acres: 2250 acres“calls for a major General Plan amendment from Neighborhoods to Manufacturing/Industry for approximately 2,250 gross acres”News report · Oct. 2024 · grade C
Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Maxar via Esri World Imagery Wayback.