MDC Nogales
Nogales, AZ
Source: Primary source
MDC Nogales is a mapped data center in AZ.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkMDC Data Centers — colocation facility (3 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
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- Editorial: Transparency, rules needed to manage data center water useThe Virginian-Pilot· Jun 16, 2026
- United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaking today at the Arizona–Mexico border in Nogales, AZ.Arizona Daily Star· Feb 4, 2026
- Marana hosts Wednesday public meeting on proposed data center rezoningTucson Sentinel· Dec 9, 2025
- Study: Data centers’ environmental impact rising, thanks to AISan Francisco Examiner· Nov 23, 2025
- Fury Mounts over a global AI frenzy and energy consumptionOman Observer· Oct 21, 2025
- Border Fashion Week reaffirms cultural and artistic exchange in Ambos NogalesCaloNews.com· Oct 14, 2025
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.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Nusd Online in Nogales, is 0.4 mi from this site (142 students). 5 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.