Data center: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson, Pima County, AZ
Source: Primary source
Data center: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a proposed data center in Pima County, AZ.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkImported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Rising utility bills in Tucson have locals suspicious of data centersNPR· Jun 17, 2026
- Tucson residents push for stricter data center rulesTucson Spotlight· Jun 16, 2026
- Tucson's Project Blue opposition intensifies as bulldozers move inTucson Sentinel· Jun 11, 2026
- Project Blue data center used over 500,000 gallons of drought-stricken Tucson water in one monthYahoo· Jun 6, 2026
- The AI vibe shift is real: Why the backlash is growingMashable· Jun 6, 2026
- Tucson Planning Commission has more questions about proposed data center regulationsAZPM News· Jun 5, 2026
Data-center discussions in Pima County
source: LocalView (CC0)Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Arizona reported $38.5M in Computer Data Center TPT/Use Tax Exemption (Deduction Code 565; A.R.S. § 41-1519) for FY2025 (Arizona Department of Revenue, Office of Economic Research and Analysis). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Lowell H Smith Elementary School in Tucson, is 1.2 mi from this site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.