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Project Blue
Beale Infrastructure (filed as Bobcat Tucson Water LLC). Under construction. 600 MW.
Project Blue is a data center campus planned for up to 10 buildings and 2 million square feet, with 600 megawatts of capacity at full build-out, on a 290-acre parcel north of the Pima County Fairgrounds in unincorporated Pima County. Tucson's City Council voted 7-0 in August 2025 to reject annexation and any city water service, but developer Beale Infrastructure kept the project alive by buying the land from Pima County, switching to a closed-loop air-cooled design, and drilling groundwater wells that Arizona water regulators approved in May 2026, which could draw up to 31 million gallons a year. Construction began in April 2026 despite ongoing protests over water use, and Pima County is now drafting a data center moratorium and ordinance partly in response.
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- Status
- Under construction
- Operator
- Beale Infrastructure
- Applicant on record
- Bobcat Tucson Water LLC
- Location
- West of Houghton Road, north of the Pima County Fairgrounds, unincorporated Pima County, AZ, Tucson, Pima County, AZ
- Size
- 600 MW, 290 acres, 2,000,000 sq ft
- Cooling
- Air cooled
- Utility
- Tucson Electric Power
- Last updated
- August 19, 2026
What happens next
The site is under construction. The next step is opening.
Sources
- "We said no!!": Dozens protest as construction of Project Blue data center begins, AZ Luminaria, 2026-04-24
- A year later, here's where Tucson's controversial Project Blue data center project stands, AZPM, 2026-08-10
- Project Blue's 2 new Tucson wells could draw up to 31 million gallons of water annually, Tucson Sentinel, 2026-05-18
- Project Blue FAQ, Pima County, AZ, 2026
What it would mean nearby
Tucson Electric Power is asking the commission for a 11.6% residential increase (2026 general rate case (docket E-01933A-25-0103)). On a $160 monthly bill that is about $16 to $21 a month. This is a service contract, not a residential rate change. The protections in it exist to keep the cost of serving the data center from shifting onto Tucson homes; whether they hold is the thing to watch in TEP's future rate cases.
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Common questions
Where is the Project Blue data center?
It is in Tucson, Pima County, AZ.
Has the Project Blue data center been approved?
Yes, it was approved and is now under construction.
How big is the Project Blue data center?
Reported size: 600 MW, 290 acres, 2,000,000 square feet.
Is it near you?
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