QTS
Maricopa County, AZ
Source: OpenStreetMap
QTS is an operating data center in Maricopa County, AZ, operated by QTS Realty Trust, LLC. DataCentersExposed has documented 42 MW of reported power capacity and a 156,513 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkQTS is an operating colocation data center in Maricopa County, Arizona, run by QTS Realty Trust, LLC, the entity also known as Quality Technology Services. Public records put its footprint at 156,513 square feet. Ownership above QTS Realty Trust is not detailed in the available facts.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentQTS Realty Trust, LLC
- Files asQTS Realty Trust, LLC
- This facilityQTS
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- QTS expands data center at Fort Worth campusThe Business Journals· Jul 10, 2026
- Blackstone's QTS Cancels Virginia Data Center Project Amid GrowiGuruFocus· Jul 6, 2026
- Largest Data Center Project Ever Proposed Is Officially DeadYahoo Finance· Jul 4, 2026
- Blackstone's Virginia AI Buildout Suffers SetbackTradingView· Jul 3, 2026
- Blackstone’s QTS Drops Prince William Data Center Campus Plans, Report Sayscitybiz· Jul 2, 2026
- World's Largest Data Center Project On Verge Of Collapse After Blackstone Unexpectedly Pulls OutEnergy News Beat· Jul 2, 2026
Data-center discussions in Maricopa 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 (Phoenix), 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, Pat Tillman Middle School in Phoenix, is 0.5 mi from this site (652 students). 6 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.