Source-backed project record · AZ

"Project Blue"

This canonical record consolidates 5 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.

approved_or_permittedproject status

VERIFIED_PRIMARYbest evidence tier

5linked evidence rows

Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developer	"Beale Infrastructure will not be the operator of the data center. The operator will be announced in the future."
Jurisdiction	Pima County, AZ
Address	Not published
Location precision	locality
Coordinates	null, null
Capacity	Not established
Aliases	"Project Blue" · "Project Blue" / TEP Energy Supply Agreement

Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile	5 rows
Intent / permits	0 rows
Civic / infrastructure	0 rows

OWNERSHIP CHAIN

"Project Blue": ownership chain

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

Pima County's Board of Supervisors approved a Purchase-Sale Agreement with **Beale Infrastructure** on June 17, 2025 at a market-appraised $20.8 million, i.e. the county was the seller. County records also reference **Humphrey's Peak Properties, LLC** in a December 10, 2025 binding memorandum of agreement on community benefit commitments, and the TEP filing was made for Beale Infrastructure.

Key data: PSA with Beale Infrastructure approved 3-2 on June 17, 2025; $20.8M; related entity Humphrey's Peak Properties, LLC

Limitation: The ACC docket entity is Humphrey's Peak Power LLC while the county MOA names Humphrey's Peak Properties, LLC — these are related but distinct entities and were not reconciled from a registry.

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OPERATOR

"Project Blue": operator

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

Pima County states explicitly that Beale Infrastructure will not be the operator and that the operator will be announced later. Trade/aggregator reporting identifies AWS as the suspected end customer.

Key data: "Beale Infrastructure will not be the operator of the data center. The operator will be announced in the future."

Limitation: AWS attribution is an unconfirmed aggregator claim: https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/arizona/tucson/project-blue/ (DISCOVERY_LEAD).

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POWER SUPPLIER

"Project Blue": power supplier

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

Tucson Electric Power serves the project under a long-term Energy Supply Agreement approved 4-1 by the Arizona Corporation Commission on December 3, 2025 under Docket No. E-01933A-25-0187 — a 10-year term with minimum monthly billing, an 18-month ramp, and the developer paying for line extensions and a new switchyard. The applicant entity in the docket is Humphrey's Peak Power LLC (developer Beale Infrastructure Group). Attorney General Kris Mayes is appealing the decision.

Key data: ACC Docket No. E-01933A-25-0187; approved 4-1 Dec 3, 2025; 10-yr term; minimum monthly billing; 18-month ramp; developer funds line extensions + new switchyard

Limitation: Appeal status: https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-plans-appeal-acc-decision-teps-energy-supply-agreement-beale and https://www.azcc.gov/news/home/2026/01/21/acc-statement-on-applications-for-rehearing-re--tep-energy-supply-agreement — the ESA may be modified on appeal.

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JURISDICTION STACK

"Project Blue": jurisdiction stack

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

The stack spans Pima County (land sale, rezoning from rural homestead to light industrial, Board of Supervisors), City of Tucson / Tucson Water (annexation + water), Tucson Electric Power, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ESA docket), the Arizona Commerce Authority and the Arizona Attorney General (appeal).

Key data: Pima County BOS → City of Tucson annexation → TEP → ACC Docket E-01933A-25-0187 → AZ AG appeal

Limitation: —

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ECON DEV CONTACT / GENERAL CONTACT

"Project Blue": econ dev contact / general contact

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

Pima County routes the project through Pima County Economic Development with a dedicated public page (pima.gov/projectblue); regional partners include the Arizona Commerce Authority and The Chamber of Southern Arizona (chair Susan Gray, who is also TEP president & CEO). For the ACC docket, the commission publishes a media contact.

Key data: Pima County Economic Development / pima.gov/projectblue; ACC media contact Nicole Garcia, ngarcia@azcc.gov, (602) 542-0728; filings at edocket.azcc.gov

Limitation: No named Pima County economic development staffer published on the fetched pages.

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

Pima County (Economic Development Newsroom) ↗ · VERIFIED PRIMARY
Limitation: The ACC docket entity is Humphrey's Peak Power LLC while the county MOA names Humphrey's Peak Properties, LLC — these are related but distinct entities and were not reconciled from a registry.
Arizona Corporation Commission ↗ · VERIFIED PRIMARY
Limitation: Appeal status: https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-plans-appeal-acc-decision-teps-energy-supply-agreement-beale and https://www.azcc.gov/news/home/2026/01/21/acc-statement-on-applications-for-rehearing-re--tep-energy-supply-agreement — the ESA may be modified on appeal.
Pima County ↗ · VERIFIED PRIMARY
Limitation: —

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