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Data centers in Los Angeles County, California: 7 projects mapped
Los Angeles County has banned new large AI data centers in its unincorporated areas. On September 17, 2026, Regional Planning Director Amy Bodek ordered an immediate prohibition as interim guidance while the county writes it into the zoning code, following a motion by Board Chair Hilda Solis that supervisors approved unanimously in April. Solis says she will bring the zoning changes to the Board of Supervisors; no date has been set.
The push started in Monterey Park, where HMC StratCap proposed a data center of about 250,000 square feet at the vacant Saturn Business Park, 1977 Saturn Street. After packed meetings, the city adopted a 45-day moratorium in January, the developer withdrew in April, and on June 2 voters passed Measure NDC, which bans data centers unless future voters repeal it. "We had a victory landslide," said Steven Kung, co-founder of No Data Center Monterey Park. El Monte and Baldwin Park voted in April for yearlong bans.
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Residents in Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, La Puente and other nearby communities are now fighting a possible data center at the mostly vacant Puente Hills Mall in the City of Industry, which has about 250 residents. In El Segundo, developer Eight Form withdrew a 50-megawatt plan to replace a Hyatt Place hotel at 750 N. Nash Street on July 9, after three hours of opposition at the planning commission.
Most of the county's data centers sit in El Segundo, downtown Los Angeles and Vernon, which runs its own power utility. In Vernon, Goodman Group has begun building LAX01, a 49.5-megawatt, three-level data center on 5.6 acres, and Digital Realty has bought land for a 32-megawatt building.
Data center projects on record in Los Angeles County
Grouped by the town each site sits in. The report above may name projects that have no record here yet.
El Segundo2
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equinix Los Angeles El Segundo Campus (LA2/LA3/LA4)El Segundo | Equinix | Not reported | Source off site ↗ | |
| T5 Los Angeles (El Segundo)El Segundo | T5 Data Centers | Not reported |
Los Angeles2
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Telecom Americas Los Angeles (One Wilshire, CoreSite)Los Angeles | China Telecom | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Equinix Los Angeles Downtown Hub (LA1)Los Angeles | Equinix | Not reported | Source off site ↗ |
Vernon2
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty Vernon (Los Angeles)Vernon | Digital Realty | Proposed | 32 MW | |
| Prime Los Angeles (Vernon)Vernon | Prime Data Centers | Not reported |
Monterey Park1
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Park Data CenterMonterey Park | HMC Capital (StratCap) | Withdrawn | Not reported |
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Where people here have won
Projects stopped by a vote, pulled by their developer, or blocked in court.
| Place | What happened | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El SegundoEight Form | Withdrawn by the developer The developer withdrew on the spot at the planning commission after three hours of resident opposition. | Jul 9, 2026 | 50 MW, 230,780 sq ft | Story off site ↗ |
Moratoriums and bans in effect
Pauses on new data centers covering this area.
| Place | Type | Started | Ends | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey ParkTown or city | Ban | Jun 3, 2026 | No end date | Record off site ↗ |
Every project above is drawn from public records, filings and local reporting. Each row links to what it is based on. Statuses change, so check the source date before you rely on one. Found something wrong? Write to [email protected] and it gets fixed.