Project Baccara

Where it stands

approved

Who is building it

Takanock

How much power it needs

Not disclosed

What it is for

Not disclosed

Who it serves

Not disclosed

County

Maricopa County

First recorded

September 8, 2026

What has been disclosed

Each figure says who gave it. The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Nothing here is estimated by the record. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.

What it is for and whom it serves

No source on file says what this facility is for. The use is recorded as not disclosed until one does.

Tenants, tenancy and promises to the community: not disclosed.

What happened, and when

1. May 28, 2026 (content date) approved

   Construction set to begin in late 2026, first building online in 2028, second in 2030 constructionreviewonline.com, query feed

2. May 6, 2026 (content date) approved

   Maricopa County supervisors approved permit for West Valley data center project fox10phoenix.com, query feed

3. May 6, 2026 (content date) waiting on permits

   Maricopa County Board approved military compatibility permit for Project Baccara in 4-1 vote 12news.com, query feed

4. April 13, 2026 (content date) waiting on permits

   Project Baccara requires a military compatibility permit due to proximity to Luke Air Force Base constructionreviewonline.com, query feed

5. April 13, 2026 (content date) waiting on permits

   The county's Board of Supervisors is set to consider Project Baccara in early May constructionreviewonline.com, query feed

6. April 13, 2026 (content date) waiting on permits

   Each data center in Project Baccara would span roughly one million square feet constructionreviewonline.com, query feed

7. April 13, 2026 (content date) waiting on permits

   Project Baccara will consist of a 700 MW natural gas power plant and two data centers constructionreviewonline.com, query feed

8. April 13, 2026 (content date) waiting on permits

   DigitalBridge-backed developer Takanock is behind the Project Baccara project constructionreviewonline.com, query feed

9. April 13, 2026 (content date) waiting on permits

   Project Baccara was recommended for approval by the county's planning and zoning commission constructionreviewonline.com, query feed

10. April 13, 2026 (content date) waiting on permits

    The scheme is proposed for land at West Olive Avenue and North Bullard Avenue in Maricopa County constructionreviewonline.com, query feed

11. April 13, 2026 (content date) waiting on permits

    Project Baccara is a 2 million-square-foot data center endorsed for approval in Maricopa County constructionreviewonline.com, query feed

12. April 13, 2026 (content date) approved

    160-acre Project Baccara recommended for approval in Maricopa County datacenterdynamics.com, query feed

13. February 13, 2026 (content date) approved

    Maricopa County approved massive AI data center project bizjournals.com, query feed

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Sources

Reporting

• 160-acre Project Baccara is recommended for approval in Maricopa County, Arizona, Data Center Dynamics, April 13, 2026, query feed
• Maricopa County Board approves $10B data center amid public outcry, cites Luke Air Force Base's feedback, 12News, May 6, 2026, query feed
• Maricopa County greenlights massive AI data center project amid development boom, The Business Journals, February 13, 2026, query feed
• 2 Million-Square-Foot Project Baccara Data Center Endorsed for Approval in Maricopa County, Arizona, Construction Review, April 13, 2026, query feed
• $10bn Project Baccara Data Center in Maricopa County, Arizona Approved as Opposition Mounts, Construction Review, May 28, 2026, query feed
• AZ data center project clears Maricopa Co. hurdle, FOX 10 Phoenix, May 6, 2026, query feed

6 sources on file. Primary documents are filings, minutes, dockets and official pages; reporting is how an event was found, and the document is what gets cited where one exists.