Chandler became one of the first cities in metro Phoenix to reject a data center, despite months of lobbying by former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
After four hours of public comment, the Chandler City Council unanimously voted Dec. 11 to reject the artificial intelligence data center, projected to generate $2.5 billion in economic activity.
The dwindling crowd erupted into cheers and chants of “power to the people” after the City Council unanimously rejected the project around 10:30 p.m…