The Chandler City Council unanimously rejected to rezone 10 acres of land for a proposed new data center at their meeting Thursday night. The project has generated significant public interest, especially after former Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema spoke in favor of the project at an October Planning and Zoning Committee hearing. … Representatives for the project have said the planned facility would use a closed-loop cooling system, a method they argue requires significantly less water than traditional evaporative cooling. … However, experts caution that water usage goes beyond what happens at the site itself. 

Other data center news:

• E&E News by Politico: Arizona city rejects data center after AI lobbying push
• FOX10 (Phoenix): Chandler City Council unanimously rejects proposed data center
• Colorado Newsline: Opinion: What data centers really mean for Colorado’s future