Equinix data center, Torrance
1501 Francisco Street · Torrance, Los Angeles County, CA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Equinix data center in Los Angeles County, CA is an operating facility, operated by Equinix, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 107,779 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkLA1 is an operating colocation data center in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, run by Equinix, Inc. The site spans a reported 107,779 square feet. It draws power from the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power inside the LDWP balancing authority.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentEquinix, Inc.
- Files asEquinix, Inc.
- This facilityEquinix data center
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: GDELT- Equinix-occupied data center in California sold to Brookfield - Data Center DynamicsData Center Dynamics· May 18, 2026
- U.S. Data Center Colocation Market Report 2025-2030 Featuring Key DC Investors - Aligned, Compass, CyrusOne, DataBank, Digital Realty, Equinix, NTT, QTS Realty Trust, STACK Infrastructure, Vantage - ResearchAndMarkets.com - Business WireBusiness Wire· Sep 5, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 5 MW (interconnection capacity): 2 L/kWh cooling (hot climate) + 0.45 gal/kWh embedded in US grid average. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (South Coastal LA), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary in Gardena, is 0.8 mi from this site (645 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.