Why Chandler leaders voted to reject an AI data center

Why Chandler leaders voted to reject an AI data center

The Chandler City Council voted Dec. 11 to reject an AI data center project backed by former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

Chandler AZ Rejects $2B AI Data Center Over Water, Noise Concerns

Sinema’s High-Stakes Gamble: How a Desert City Thwarted Big Tech’s Data Empire Dreams In the arid expanse of Chandler, Arizona, a seemingly routine city council vote has ignited a national debate over the unchecked expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure. On a crisp December evening in 2025, the Chandler City Council unanimously rejected a proposal to rezone land for a sprawling data center complex, despite intense lobbying from form…