Surprise, Maricopa County, AZ
Project Baccara is a proposed West Valley data center near Surprise in unincorporated Maricopa County, comprising two data center buildings powered by on-site natural gas generators near Luke Air Force Base. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved a military-compatibility permit 4-1 on May 6, 2026, with final EPA and military approvals still pending.
The essential facts on record for this project and how confident we are in them.
Site imagery and location context.
No imagery on record yet.
Every organization and person with a known role in this project, with the evidence behind each relationship.
| Role | Party | Assertion | Confidence | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| developer | Baccara Eagle Land, LLC | reported | low | Unknown | current |
How big this project is, by each distinct measure. These figures measure different things and are never added together.
The project's path to utility power: interconnection requests, approvals, and delivery infrastructure.
Power generated on site without going through the utility grid.
Gas supply arrangements feeding on-site generation.
Where the project's water comes from and how the facilities are cooled.
Network connectivity: routes, carriers, and diversity.
The land under the project and how far the site could ultimately grow.
Who is building the project and the major equipment on order.
What the project costs, how it is financed, and the commercial agreements behind it.
Permits, zoning, tax arrangements, and public incentives.
Every dated event on record, newest first. Superseded entries stay visible.
What changed in this record recently, and why.
| Date | Field | Change | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | executive summary | (empty)->Project Baccara is a proposed West Valley data center nea... | claim accepted |
Our readiness assessment across thirteen dimensions, plus known risk notes and open questions.
| Dimension | Rating | Conf | Evidence summary | Open questions | Blocking issues | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land control | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Contiguous land | Unknown | unknown | Unknown |
Every source cited by the accepted facts in this dossier.
| Title | Publisher | Tier | Type | Published | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Baccara West Valley Data Center - fox10phoenix.com | fox10phoenix.com | T3 | news article | Unknown | 2026-07-13 |
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| Grid path | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| BTM readiness | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fuel supply | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Water | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fiber | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Permitting | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Equipment | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Financing | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Offtake | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Construction | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Community & political | Unknown | unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |