Serverfarm LAX1 Data Center — El Segundo, CA · Ask the Grid

Facility and development

IT floor area (sq ft): 60,000
Gross floor area (sq ft): 117,500
Site area (acres): 6.14
Construction: The LAX1 data center is a 117,500‑sq‑ft facility with 22 MVA utility capacity, acquired by Serverfarm for $71 million in April 2021, received a generator capacity amendment in March 2023, and is currently operating with 17.3 MW IT load.
Land transaction: Purchased for $71 million from T5 Data Centers
Facility class: Hyperscale · Cloud
Workloads: hyperscale · AI · cloud
Availability tier: Tier III Concurrently Maintainable
Cooling systems: High-efficiency N+1 Hybrid Air Handlers
Cooling medium: air
Fiber and connectivity: The LAX1 data center is well connected to Tier 1 and dark fiber providers, offering secure global network on-ramps.
Operating context: Serverfarm's LA data center, LAX1, is centrally located in close proximity to the LAX airport, movie production studios, major aerospace and defense contractors, research and development companies and corporate campuses.
Efficiency: PUE 1.3 · design · Exact Asset
Utility agreements: Power Provider SoCal Edison
Permits and dockets: MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH 2022110041) filed with City of El Segundo, amendment to EA‑971 to increase generators from 14 to 15, South Coast AQMD permits for generators
Transactions: Acquired LAX1 data center from T5 Data Centers for $71 million (April 25, 2021)
Public hearings: Planning commission meeting where residents opposed the Nash Street data center (July 2026).
Community benefits: El Segundo offers a 40% tax credit on sales tax generated within a single year, which can offset up to 100% of the business license tax.
Opposition or litigation: Resident opposition at planning commission meeting (July 2026). · Massive resident opposition leading to withdrawal of a data center proposal (July 2026). · Resident concerns about water and power impacts causing scrapping of AI data center plan (July 2026).

Identity and campus: Serverfarm LAX1
Also reported as LAX1.
Grid record: Southern California Edison · CAISO
EA-971 · EA-971 Revision A · 2022110041
Regulatory record: MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH 2022110041) filed with City of El Segundo, amendment to EA‑971 to increase generators from 14 to 15, South Coast AQMD permits for generators
The LAX1 data center is regulated by the City of El Segundo, which is the lead agency for the CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH 2022110041). The project includes an amendment to Environmental Assessment EA‑971 to increase emergency backup diesel generators from 14 to 15, requiring South Coast AQMD permits for the additional generators. The facility is connected to the Southern California Edison power grid.
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Serverfarm LAX1

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