Construction & status · Project Baccara · AZ

Treating the Arizona Corporation Commission's Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for Baccara Power as approval of the Project Baccara data center.

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In short

Contradicted Reliable evidence conflicts with the claim as stated (unit, relationship, status or fact). It does not prove bad faith. How verdicts work →

Who said it
A common reading we tested; no one is quoted.
What the evidence supports
No one is quoted saying this; DataCenterData framed and tested the reading. The evidence conflicts with it as worded: The Commission voted unanimously to approve a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for Baccara Power, LLC's planned generation and interconnection.
Biggest limitation
Maricopa County approval;
Checked
21 September 2026 · Next check: when Maricopa County or Luke Air Force Base decision, or a construction record independent of the CEC

Evidence

What the evidence supports

The Commission voted unanimously to approve a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for Baccara Power, LLC's planned generation and interconnection. The highlights describe Project Baccara as two planned data-center buildings and approximately 700 MW of natural-gas generators. ACC Chair Nick Myers explained that the ACC's job is not to approve or deny the data center, but to ensure the proposed electric generation and interconnection meet CEC statutory requirements. Approvals from Maricopa County and Luke Air Force Base officials were still pending. The CEC covers Baccara Power's generation and interconnection; it is not county or Air Force approval of the data center.

Still unknown

Maricopa County approval; Luke Air Force Base approval; construction start; critical IT capacity; operator.

Sources

  1. February 4, 2026 Open Meeting Highlights → Archived copy Gov. record

    Exact location Utilities section, Baccara Power, LLC (L-21369A-25-0222-00253); paragraph beginning 'The Commission voted unanimously to approve a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) for Baccara Power, LLC.' Dateline: Feb 6, 2026, 15:01, Nicole Garcia.

    What it supports Unanimous CEC for Baccara Power generation and interconnection; ~700 MW planned gas generation; two planned data-center buildings; Chair Myers said the ACC's job is not to approve or deny the data center; Maricopa County and Luke AFB approvals pending. Not a data-center approval, and not evidence the data center was built or is operating.

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Scope

Unit
CEC vs data-center approval
Geography
Project Baccara / Baccara Power, Maricopa County
Period
ACC open meeting 2026-02-04; highlights published 2026-02-06
Confidence
high — ACC open-meeting highlights opened 2026-09-21; Chair Myers's boundary is on the same official page as the CEC vote.
Kind
Common reading DataCenterData framed and tested

Conflicting evidence

The contradiction is documented in the cited sources listed under Evidence. No separate counterevidence entry has been recorded yet.

Chronology

  1. Published — February 4, 2026 Open Meeting Highlights
  2. Source retrieved
  3. Sources re-read (software-assisted second check, not an outside audit)
  4. Checked by DataCenterData
  5. Date not established Next check: when Maricopa County or Luke Air Force Base decision, or a construction record independent of the CEC

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