Google announces new data center in Henderson
In Henderson, Vance County (NC), Henderson City Council and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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Google announces new data center in Henderson
Henderson City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:37 Henderson City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Officials and speakers in Henderson, NC address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.
"Google #39;s first ever data center in the state of Nevada. The facility will serve billions of internet users around the world. You #39;re looking at what will be the foundation for Google #39;s future location in Henderson. Once the $600 million facility opens, there will be at least 50 full time jobs from high tech personnel with PhDs to people with technical skills like electricians. The tech company said they see this as the start of a tech hub in Southern Nevada."
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Community members and local officials in Henderson, NC weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.
"Data centers are really the engine of the internet. Uh they are the backbone of the infrastructure that allows us to bring the products and services that so many people love and use, whether it #39;s YouTube, Google Play, Google Search, Google Cloud, those are being processed in our data centers right here. I think it #39;s the beginning of a big turning point for Henderson in terms of this city becoming uh the city of the future in terms of uh attracting these types of jobs."
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