Williams Air Force Base

Brownfield

Maricopa County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
60.6
Good / 100

Williams Air Force Base is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Maricopa County, Arizona, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 60.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance3.0 mi
Available capacity2 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth68

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeCore Phoenix
IXP distance6.7 mi
Fiber providers29
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance20.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage4,043 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index103.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterApple Mesa
DC distance1.4 mi
Nearest rail5.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_reduction)
Commercial electricity12.24¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.99¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,400
Heating degree days1,500
Land price / acre$7,203

Incentive detail: Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) for qualified facilities on government land.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
31
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
93
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
49
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
75
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Maricopa County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Williams Air Force Base
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WESTWINGSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs72.6
MORGANSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs72.5
PINNACLE PEAK APSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs72.4
KYRENESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs70.6
RUDDSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs70.5
JOJOBASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs69.9
CORBELLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs69.0
DUKESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs68.9

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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