DirecTV
9608 East Old Vail Road · Tucson, Pima County, AZ
Source: OpenStreetMap
DirecTV is a mapped data center in Pima County, AZ. DataCentersExposed has documented a 14,373 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkDirecTV is a data center mapped in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Available records list a footprint of 14,373 square feet. The operator above the DirecTV name and its ultimate corporate parent are not disclosed in the available records.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Pima County reviews health risks tied to data center growthKVOA· Aug 27, 2026
- Pima County moves forward on possible data center moratoriumTucson Sentinel· Aug 11, 2026
- A year later, here's where Tucson's controversial Project Blue data center project standsAZPM News· Aug 10, 2026
- Tucson City Council approves strict data center zoning rules in 6-1 voteArizona Daily Star· Aug 8, 2026
- Tucson, Ariz., Approves Strict Data Center RulesGovTech· Aug 7, 2026
- Data center regulations approved in Tucson | Colorado River cuts comingAZPM News· Aug 7, 2026
Data-center discussions in Pima County
source: LocalView (CC0)Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Arizona reported $38.5M in Computer Data Center TPT/Use Tax Exemption (Deduction Code 565; A.R.S. § 41-1519) for FY2025 (Arizona Department of Revenue, Office of Economic Research and Analysis). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Tucson), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Cottonwood Elementary School in Tucson, is 0.5 mi from this site (505 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.