Project Eagle (Project Baccara)

Proposed data center in West of the northwest corner of Litchfield Road and Olive Avenue, near Luke Air Force Base (approximate). Being developed by Takanock.

This is a proposed or under-construction project. It is not operating capacity, and announced projects do sometimes change scope or fail to proceed.

• Floor area: 990,000 sq ft
• Land: 160 acres
• Expected: 2028

Working here

Per-facility headcount is not published here: no reliable public figures exist for these sites, and construction announcements are not permanent employment. Takanock is developing this site rather than operating it, so any long-term operator has not been established here.

News

Stories in Arizona AI's news feed that name this facility, newest first.

• Oct 30, 2026
  Glendale approves zoning for data-center campus with 700-MW gas plant
  The Oct. 27 votes advance Project Eagle/Baccara, with conditions covering air quality, emergency response and Luke Air Force Base compatibility. Construction permits are separate approvals.
• May 7, 2026
  Supervisor Thomas Galvin defends vote approving controversial West Valley data center
  Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin defends his vote approving Project Baccara, a data center near Luke Air Force Base, citing zoning limits.

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How we know this

Compiled from public records and checked on 2026-10-30. Confidence in this record: high. Blank figures mean the number is not publicly established, not that it is zero.

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• Status: Proposed

  Note: A May 2026 report said construction was scheduled to start later in 2026.

  • [1] AZFamily, Massive data center approved near Luke Air Force Base despite opposition (May 6, 2026): The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors gave the “green light” to Project Baccara Construction is scheduled to start later this year, with the first data center building set to open in 2028.

• Floor area: 990,000 sq ft

  Note: Three buildings of about 330,000 sq ft each, added up. Some reports give a total of a little over 1 million sq ft.

  • [2] West Valley Post, Glendale approves Project Eagle annexation, rezoning 6-1 (October 28, 2026): The Planned Area Development describes three one-story data-center buildings of about 330,000 square feet each
  • [3] ABC15, Arizona AG calls for statewide pause on new data centers, a Glendale project could be in the crosshairs (September 1, 2026): would include three data centers, each approximately 330,000 square feet

• Land: 160 acres

  • [4] Data Center Dynamics, 160-acre Project Baccara is recommended for approval in Maricopa County, Arizona (April 13, 2026): A potential 160-acre data center in Arizona dubbed Project Baccara has been recommended for approval.

• Expected: 2028

  Note: This is when the first data center building is set to open.

  • [1] AZFamily, Massive data center approved near Luke Air Force Base despite opposition (May 6, 2026): Construction is scheduled to start later this year, with the first data center building set to open in 2028.

• Location: West of the northwest corner of Litchfield Road and Olive Avenue, near Luke Air Force Base (approximate)

  • [5] City of Glendale, City Council Report: Ordinance No. O26-38, Annexation Area No. 273 (October 27, 2026): LOCATED WEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LITCHFIELD ROAD AND OLIVE AVENUE
  • [6] Arizona Corporation Commission, Vice Chair Walden Releases Statement on Project Baccara (February 6, 2026): will be located on a county island in western Maricopa county near Luke Air Force Base

• Maricopa County supervisors approved a military compatibility permit, reported May 6, 2026, for two data centers of about 1 million sq ft each near Luke Air Force Base, with a natural gas generating station of about 700 MW that would also supply the grid.

  • [7] Takanock, LLC, Home | Project Baccara (read October 7, 2026): The Project is slated to include two data center buildings and approximately 700 Megawatts (MW) of natural gas generators to supply power both to the data center and in support of the regional power grid.
  • [1] AZFamily, Massive data center approved near Luke Air Force Base despite opposition (May 6, 2026): The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors gave the “green light” to Project Baccara Supervisor Steve Gallardo was the only one to vote against a military compatibility permit for Project Baccara. The $36 billion development will include two 1-million-square-foot data centers and a 700-megawatt generating station.

• On October 27, 2026, the Glendale City Council voted 6-1 to annex the roughly 160-acre site and to rezone it to a Planned Area Development for data centers, a power plant and an APS substation.

  • [2] West Valley Post, Glendale approves Project Eagle annexation, rezoning 6-1 (October 28, 2026): Both measures passed 6-1. The council adopted Ordinance O26-38, the annexation, and Ordinance O26-39, the project-specific Planned Area Development zoning, on Oct. 27.
  • [5] City of Glendale, City Council Report: Ordinance No. O26-38, Annexation Area No. 273 (October 27, 2026): CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 160 ACRES that would include land uses such as data centers, power generation facility, and an APS substation.

• ABC15 reports that Project Eagle is the data center part of the development and Project Baccara the natural gas plant, which is expected to have 18 gas turbines.

  • [8] ABC15, Glendale City Council approves Project Eagle data center, natural gas power facility (October 28, 2026): Project Eagle refers to the data center portion of the development which is expected to include 18 gas turbines

• The plan reviewed by Glendale has three one-story data center buildings of about 330,000 sq ft each, in place of the two buildings of about 1 million sq ft each in the earlier plan.

  • [2] West Valley Post, Glendale approves Project Eagle annexation, rezoning 6-1 (October 28, 2026): The Planned Area Development describes three one-story data-center buildings of about 330,000 square feet each
  • [9] AZBEX, Glendale Moves Forward With Annex for Project Baccara (September 2, 2026): A previous iteration of the project was set to contain two 1MSF data center buildings and a power plant.

• The Arizona Corporation Commission approved the plant's certificate of environmental compatibility, for 700.2 MW, on February 4, 2026.

  • [6] Arizona Corporation Commission, Vice Chair Walden Releases Statement on Project Baccara (February 6, 2026): voted 5-0 on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 Baccara Power’s proposed 700.2 megawatt natural gas-fired electric generation plant

• Glendale's zoning conditions include continuous emissions monitoring under the county air permits, compliance with Luke Air Force Base's compatibility conditions, and an agreement on the developer's contribution to specialized emergency and hazardous-material response before the first certificate of occupancy.

  • [10] City of Glendale, Ordinance No. O26-39, Project Eagle Planned Area Development (ZON26-05) (October 27, 2026): Operation of all emissions units shall be monitored continuously by adherence to the air permit conditions Development shall comply with conditions for compatibility from Luke Air Force Base Applicant/Developer shall enter into an agreement with the City of Glendale setting forth

• City staff say EPCOR will provide water and wastewater service.

  • [5] City of Glendale, City Council Report: Ordinance No. O26-38, Annexation Area No. 273 (October 27, 2026): Water and wastewater service will be provided by EPCOR.

• Reports differ on timing: AZFamily reported on October 29, 2026 that the first building is set to open in 2028, while an economic study filed with the application, as reported by West Valley Post, projects 2029, with full buildout in 2030.

  • [11] AZFamily, Glendale approves major step to start construction on data center (October 29, 2026): with the first data center building set to open in 2028
  • [2] West Valley Post, Glendale approves Project Eagle annexation, rezoning 6-1 (October 28, 2026): The study projects a first data-center building opening in 2029 and full buildout in 2030.

• The votes are not a design approval or a building permit.

  • [2] West Valley Post, Glendale approves Project Eagle annexation, rezoning 6-1 (October 28, 2026): They do not constitute design approval, building permits or a verified construction start.

• Takanock's project website, read October 30, 2026, still describes two data center buildings.

  • [7] Takanock, LLC, Home | Project Baccara (read October 30, 2026): The Project is slated to include two data center buildings

Our own notes

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Arizona AI did not find a published data center capacity for this project. Arizona AI will list the site under Glendale once the annexation is final. Arizona AI will follow the next records: design review, building permits, water-supply agreements, the county air permit and the emergency-response agreement.