Cheers broke out as Chandler, Arizona, metropolis councilmembers voted Thursday in opposition to approving a large information middle challenge.
The Chandler, Arizona, metropolis council voted unanimously Thursday in opposition to clearing the way in which for development of an AI information middle.
Cheers and applause erupted after the unanimous vote final result was introduced.
Forward of the vote, a number of folks delivered remarks to register their opposition to the prospect of permitting the development of the middle, and a few within the viewers held indicators opposing the proposed challenge.
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A Tempe resident speaks in opposition of a proposed AI information middle in Chandler, Ariz., at a metropolis council assembly Dec. 11, 2025. (Metropolis of Chandler, Arizona / Fox Information)
Some folks held up indicators that learn, “NO MORE DATACENTERS.”
Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema had been lobbying in favor of the proposed challenge.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., on the U.S. Capitol earlier than the Senate handed procedural votes on the Home-passed international help bundle April 23, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Throughout an Oct. 15 Planning and Zoning Fee assembly, she spoke out in assist of permitting the challenge to proceed, noting she was there on behalf of Energetic Infrastructure and that she is co-chair of the AI Infrastructure Coalition.
Energetic Infrastructure is the developer that had been pushing for the challenge.
“Chandler proper now has the chance to find out how and when these new, revolutionary AI information enters can be constructed. When federal preemption comes, we’ll not have that privilege,” Sinema warned.
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The Planning and Zoning Fee voted 5-1 at that October assembly in favor of recommending approval of rezoning for the challenge.
