A proposal to build Arizona’s largest data center complex was dramatically scaled back this week, after facing backlash from residents.

Vermaland, LLC is the developer leading the $33 billion La Osa data center proposal in Pinal County, which would cover 3,300 acres near Eloy. The company announced on Thursday that it would cut the project from 59 to 11 data center buildings. The situation mirrors the nationwide debate on data center development, framed by critics as a drain on infrastructure and communities, and by advocates as essential to sustaining and advancing the modern way of life.