Arizona data-center backlash spreads toward Phoenix neighborhoods

A proposed 160-acre data-center campus near Luke Air Force Base is moving toward a Glendale annexation decision amid disputes over military compatibility, electricity, water, traffic, and community impacts. New protests over an AI data center near Ahwatukee cite noise, heat, water consumption, and the lack of a formal zoning hearing, broadening the Phoenix-area conflict beyond Glendale.