Highlights

Maricopa County supervisors voted to approve a permit for Project Baccara, a proposed data center campus in the West Valley, though the project faces additional regulatory and community obstacles before construction can begin.

The applicant is Takanock LLC, a Michigan-based company proposing to place two data centers and natural gas generators on county land north of Luke Air Force Base, according to prior reporting. The site spans 160 acres, with the power plant set to occupy 23.7 acres, Data Center Dynamics reported.

The county's Planning and Zoning Commission had already unanimously approved a military special use permit for the project, KTAR reported, describing it as a massive data center campus and accompanying gas power plant. That outlet also reported 225 opposition letters were submitted ahead of the vote.

Community resistance has been substantial. An online petition opposing the project has collected nearly 5,000 signatures, and a Facebook opposition group has drawn more than 1,000 members, according to ABC15. Takanock has held multiple community information sessions and, per its posted timeline, had targeted a fall construction start if approvals came through.

Who is behind Project Baccara?

Takanock LLC is a Michigan-based company that has been the public face of the project through community meetings and a posted development timeline. Principals beyond the LLC's state of registration have not been disclosed in the public records reviewed for this article.

The Arizona Corporation Commission was expected to take up the project at an open meeting, ABC15 previously reported, and that review represents the next major regulatory checkpoint for the campus.

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  1. Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 2026-05-07T01:09:14.973763+00:00
  2. ABC15 Arizona retrieved 2026-05-07T01:09:14.973763+00:00
  3. datacenterdynamics.com retrieved 2026-05-07T01:09:14.973763+00:00
  4. ktar.com retrieved 2026-05-07T01:09:14.973763+00:00

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