The El Segundo data center came, it saw, it got canceled.

Earlier this month, a project came to light which would have replaced a Hyatt Place hotel built less than 15 years ago at 750 N. Nash Street with a five-story, approximately 160-foot-tall data center with a new electrical substation.

The proposal immediately drew the ire of social media groups across the South Bay, with residents immediately rallying in opposition to the project. That backlash proved overwhelming following a more than three-hour hearing before the El Segundo Planning Commission on July 9, which concluded with a representative of applicant Eight Form stating the intent to withdraw the application.

North and south elevationsEight Form / Arup

Spectrum News reports that a study conducted for the Nash Street project found that the proposed data center would dramatically increase electricity use relative to the existing hotel. The amount of power used for such projects has become a major point of contention with surrounding communities in recent years.

Los Angeles County has been at the forefront of growing pushback against the construction of new data centers, with Monterey Park residents recently voting to ban such projects citywide. However, Spectrum News reports that defense and technology companies based in El Segundo have expressed a need for such projects in the near vicinity. The industrial core of El Segundo to the east of Pacific Coast Highway is already home to several data centers.

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