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DirecTV data center — 401 Direct Way

OperatingEst.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.UnclassifiedBuildingBenson, Cochise County, Arizona

DirecTV data center — 401 Direct Way is an operating data center in Benson, Arizona. Operated or owned by DirecTV. Power capacity has not been disclosed or collected yet. Verification: unverified. 5 cited sources.

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13 claims from 5 sources
Last verified against sources: Oct 12, 2026
Newest dated evidence: Oct 12, 2026
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Datacenter Source. “DirecTV data center — 401 Direct Way.” /facilities/directv-data-center-401-direct-way-benson-az. Data as of 2026-10-12. Accessed 2026-10-12.
BibTeX
@misc{datacentersource_directv_data_center_401_direct_way_benso_2026,
  title = {{DirecTV data center — 401 Direct Way}},
  author = {{Datacenter Source}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{/facilities/directv-data-center-401-direct-way-benson-az}},
  note = {Data as of 2026-10-12; accessed 2026-10-12. Compiled from cited sources, including OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)},
}

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Current facility power
Not yet sourced
Planned capacity
Not yet sourced
Building footprint
7,600 sq ft[1]
Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likelyderived
Buildings (planned)
Not yet sourced
Capital cost / investment
Not yet sourced
First operational
Not yet sourced

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Operating (community-mapped, unverified)
Low confidence
Project verification
Unverified
Evidence is limited to community map.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
Sulphur Springs Valley E C INC · None (non-RTO region)
Substation: Mescal Substation (69 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced
No record
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
No record
Operational
No record
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development
  1. Announcedimplied by a later stage
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionimplied by a later stage
  3. Energizationimplied by a later stage
  4. OperationalOct 12, 2026
    Community map
    • Oct 12, 2026 · Reported status: operating[1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Community map.

Grid path

  1. facility
    DirecTV data center — 401 Direct Way
  2. substation
    Mescal Substation (69 kV)[1]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Nearest mapped substation, 1.11 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
  3. transmission
    115 kV line[1]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.75 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
  4. utility
    Sulphur Springs Valley E C INC[2]
    Service territoryLikely
    Retail service territory containing the site
  5. ISO / RTO
    None (non-RTO region)[3]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: WALC
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

LOCAL IMPACT

Water · generation · incentives · regulation · rates

Water & cooling

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for water use or the cooling type at this site. Know one? Add a source

On-site generation & air permits

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for on-site generation or an air permit for this site. Know one? Add a source

Incentives

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for tax abatements, PILOTs or other incentives for this project. Know one? Add a source

Regulatory events

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for hearings, rezonings, permits or commission proceedings. Know one? Add a source

Utility & rates

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for a large-load tariff or commission docket for Sulphur Springs Valley E C INC. Know one? Add a source

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
31.97267, -110.30475
Address
401 Direct Way, Benson, AZ 85602[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likely
County
Cochise County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
    Not identified
  3. 3. Operator
    DirecTV(unreviewed)[1]Likely
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    Not identified
Power supply
Utility:
Sulphur Springs Valley E C INC(unreviewed)[2]Unverified

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Operator
Utility
Sulphur Springs Valley E C INC(unreviewed)[2]Unverified

Most likely retail provider among 2 overlapping service territories (largest retail sales; territory polygons are approximate). Also overlapping: Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration.

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power
Not yet sourced
Planned capacity
Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
None (non-RTO region)[3]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived

Outside all ISO/RTO footprints; balancing authority shown separately.

Balancing authority
WALC[2]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

Nearest mapped substation
Mescal Substation (69 kV)[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived

Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.

Distance to substation
1.1 km[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby
115 kV[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived

Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.

State avg. industrial price
9.35¢/kWh[4]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed

Arizona statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
13.12¢/kWh[4]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed

Arizona statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
739 MW[5]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jan 1, 202502.Confirmedderived

7 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
115 kV line · Western Area Power AdministrationTransmission line0.75 km115 kV[1]
69 kV line · Sulphur Springs Valley Electric CooperativeTransmission line1.08 km69 kV[1]
Red Horse III · Red Horse IIIPower plant (Solar)30 km30 MW[5]
Sulphur Springs · MN8 Energy LLCPower plant (Solar)37.7 km20 MW[5]
Apache Station · Arizona Electric Pwr Coop IncPower plant (Natural Gas)40 km549 MW[5]
Red Horse 2 · Red Horse 2Power plant (Solar)40.4 km81 MW[5]
Apache Solar I · Arizona Electric Pwr Coop IncPower plant (Solar)40.5 km40 MW[5]
Fort Huachuca Solar PV Project · Tucson Electric Power CoPower plant (Solar)46.6 km18 MW[5]
Uastp I · Tucson Electric Power CoPower plant (Solar)49.6 km2 MW[5]
Mescal SubstationSubstation1.11 km69 kV[1]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    —
  5. First operational
    —
  6. Expected completion
    —

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Building footprint
7,600 sq ft[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likelyderived

Computed from the mapped OSM building outline.

Floor area
Not yet sourced

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)

No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.

Timeline

No dated events sourced yet.

All claims (provenance audit)

13
FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
StatusOperating[1] derivedUnverified2026-10-12Shown
Address401 Direct Way, Benson, AZ 85602[1] Likely2026-10-12Shown
OperatorDirecTVoperator=DirecTV[1] Likely2026-10-12Shown
UtilitySulphur Springs Valley E C INCterritory 18280: SULPHUR SPRINGS VALLEY E C INC (COOPERATIVE, SULPHUR SPRINGS VA[2] derivedUnverified2022Shown
ISO / RTONone (non-RTO region)[3] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityWALC[2] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationMescal Substation (69 kV)way/1305593736[1] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation1.1 km[1] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby115 kV[1] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
State avg. industrial price9.35¢/kWh[4] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price13.12¢/kWh[4] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km739 MW[5] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Building footprint7,600 sq ft[1] derivedLikely2026-10-12Shown