How big is Boulder City BLM Land Data Center?

The record has 2 measures of its size: 167 MW (third party estimate, source) and 680 acres (third party estimate, source). Each figure names who gave it and links to the source.

Who is building Boulder City BLM Land Data Center?

Not disclosed. No source on file names the developer. The sources read for this record are listed under Sources.

Who will use Boulder City BLM Land Data Center?

Not disclosed. No source on file names a tenant, says whether the site is single or multi tenant, or states what it is for. The record keeps the use as not disclosed until one does; see Who it serves.

How much power and water does Boulder City BLM Land Data Center say it needs?

Power: 167 MW (third party estimate, source). Water: not disclosed by any source on file.

Where does Boulder City BLM Land Data Center stand today?

It is cancelled, as reported September 24, 2026. The newest entry, reported September 24, 2026: Skylar Opportunities LLC withdrew application for 1000 megawatt data center on 680 acres of federal land near Henderson due to city planned urban development efforts in same area [10].

What has Boulder City or Clark County decided about it?

Boulder City (rated case by case): Boulder City is fighting an attempt to build a data center on nearby federal land (reported September 18, 2026, source); and Boulder City: Citizens initiative filed asking Boulder City to require voter approval before any future data center approval within city limits (reported September 9, 2026, source). 5 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.

What is still unknown about Boulder City BLM Land Data Center?

Not disclosed by any source on file: how much water it would use, how loud it would be, jobs once it runs, tax it would pay each year, who is building it, who is constructing it, where its power comes from, grid connection, how it is cooled. No missing primary document is listed for this record yet; What the record lacks is where one appears when a person names it.

Cancelled Built from one source

Boulder City BLM Land Data Center

A developer withdrew a data center project in Boulder City and signaled plans to move the project to federal land. It is cancelled, as reported September 24, 2026.

How much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.

Last verified October 6, 2026 · 22 sources, 0 primary · A skeleton record: built from one source, not yet reviewed in depth by a person. · How to read this page

How to read this page. Every fact links to the source it rests on; a number in brackets is its place in the source list. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed, and nothing is estimated. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with who gave it, and another source's figure never stands in for the record's own. Entries are added and never overwritten; corrections are listed under What happened.

What is known

Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.

Land: 680 acres; third party estimate [10]
Power it would draw: 167 MW; third party estimate
Water: Not disclosed
Who leads it: Not disclosed
Who would use it: Not disclosed
Jobs once it runs: Not disclosed
Tax each year: Not disclosed

Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)

Impact figures

Field	Value	Who says so	Source	Last verified
How much power it needs	167 MW	third party estimate	news.google.com	October 6, 2026
How much water it would use	Not disclosed
How loud it would be	Not disclosed
Jobs once it runs	Not disclosed
Tax it would pay each year	Not disclosed

The record's fields

Field	Value	Who says so	Source	Last verified
Who is building it	Not disclosed
Who is constructing it	Not disclosed
How much land	680 acres	third party estimate	[10] reviewjournal.com	October 6, 2026
Where its power comes from	Not disclosed
Grid connection	Not disclosed
How it is cooled	Not disclosed

How much power it needs, also reported: 167 MW, 2026 (Las Vegas Sun: The data center would demand 167 megawatts, more than all of Boulder City uses on the hottest summer days and more than three times the average consumption rate throughout the year) .

The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.

Still not public, and where it would show up

The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.

Water useA state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
Who would use itA lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
Who is behind itA land record, a zoning application or a company's own announcement.
Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.

What was decided

Acts of Clark County and Boulder City about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.

Date	Who	Decision	Source
Reported September 18, 2026	Boulder City case by case	Boulder City is fighting an attempt to build a data center on nearby federal land	nevadacurrent.com
Reported September 9, 2026	Boulder City case by case	Citizens initiative filed asking Boulder City to require voter approval before any future data center approval within city limits	nationofchange.org
Reported September 9, 2026	Boulder City case by case	Boulder City Planning Commission voted in May 2026 against allowing data centers under city land use rules	nationofchange.org
Reported September 9, 2026	Boulder City case by case	Local residents will vote on measure in November to determine if Boulder City should change zoning regulations	knpr.org
Reported September 9, 2026	Boulder City case by case	Boulder City residents will vote in November on measure to change city zoning regulations regarding data centers	wyomingpublicmedia.org

What happened

Reported September 24, 2026 · Status: stalled or cancelled (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

Skylar Opportunities LLC withdrew application for 1000 megawatt data center on 680 acres of federal land near Henderson due to city planned urban development efforts in same area [10]
Reported September 18, 2026 (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

The Boulder City data center permit was approved by the Bureau of Land Management after determining a previous environmental review for a solar project was sufficient, and is now on hold after an administrative judge granted a stay [9]
Reported September 9, 2026 (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

Townsite Solar 2 LLC asked BLM in 2025 to amend right of way grant to build data center instead of solar [8]
Reported September 9, 2026 (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

Townsite Solar 2 LLC received BLM approval in 2023 for solar power and battery storage facility on 88.5 acre parcel 25 miles southeast of Las Vegas [8]
Reported September 3, 2026 (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

Planned commercial operation of Townsite Data Center in second quarter of 2028 [14]
Reported September 3, 2026 (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

Planned Townsite Data Center construction scheduled for first quarter of 2027 [14]
Reported September 3, 2026 (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

Townsite Data Center has planned capacity of 167 MW backup generation [14]
Reported August 22, 2026 (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

Developer is now proposing to add a massive data center capable of demanding as much as 167 megawatts of electricity to the project [7]

1 earlier entry

Reported August 22, 2026 · reported (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

BLM authorized Townsite Solar 2 to use approximately 80 acres of federal land for a 19 megawatt solar generating facility and 35 megawatt battery storage system in 2023 [7]

The full Boulder City BLM Land Data Center timeline, in order

20 corrections to this record

16 source tier relabels, September 23
1 record field corrected, September 23
1 source tier relabel, September 21
2 history entries taken off this record, September 17

Every correction, with its reason

September 23, 2026 · the status of a projects row

The stage was set by timeline entries that were returned to draft on 2026-09-17 (they had been published onto the record while it was still a draft skeleton). With no published entry behind it the record reads rumored until one is approved. The old and new text.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 21, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is wyomingpublicmedia.org, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Nevada, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 1 row of monitoring_sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
September 17, 2026 · the draft of a status history row

Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
September 17, 2026 · the draft of a status history row

Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.

Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.

The site

Where in Clark County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.

This record: Stalled or cancelled, ringed
data center
Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
Smaller pins: 9 other published records in Nevada

Details

this record's location, ringed
parcel outline, from the county parcel record
city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
county boundary

The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.

Where: Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada
How exactly it is located: County level, the county seat
The parcel: No parcel outline in the public record
Nearest homes: Not computed for a record placed at a place center
Nearest records: Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at a county seat.

Comparisons

1 metric with more than one figure

Every figure on the record for the same thing, the record's own or the document's first, each with who gave it, its date and its basis.

Capacity at full buildout

2 figures, 2 sources

167 MWThird party estimate

The record, Oct 6, 2026

167 MWReported

Las Vegas Sun, Aug 22, 2026

Show each source's words

167 MW, Las Vegas Sun: The data center would demand 167 megawatts, more than all of Boulder City uses on the hottest summer days and more than three times the average consumption rate throughout the year

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Questions about this project

7 questions answered from the record

Answered from the rows on this page.

How big is Boulder City BLM Land Data Center?: The record has 2 measures of its size: 167 MW (third party estimate, source) and 680 acres (third party estimate, source). Each figure names who gave it and links to the source.
Who is building Boulder City BLM Land Data Center?: Not disclosed. No source on file names the developer. The sources read for this record are listed under Sources.
Who will use Boulder City BLM Land Data Center?: Not disclosed. No source on file names a tenant, says whether the site is single or multi tenant, or states what it is for. The record keeps the use as not disclosed until one does; see Who it serves.
How much power and water does Boulder City BLM Land Data Center say it needs?: Power: 167 MW (third party estimate, source). Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Boulder City BLM Land Data Center stand today?: It is cancelled, as reported September 24, 2026. The newest entry, reported September 24, 2026: Skylar Opportunities LLC withdrew application for 1000 megawatt data center on 680 acres of federal land near Henderson due to city planned urban development efforts in same area [10].
What has Boulder City or Clark County decided about it?: Boulder City (rated case by case): Boulder City is fighting an attempt to build a data center on nearby federal land (reported September 18, 2026, source); and Boulder City: Citizens initiative filed asking Boulder City to require voter approval before any future data center approval within city limits (reported September 9, 2026, source). 5 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
What is still unknown about Boulder City BLM Land Data Center?: Not disclosed by any source on file: how much water it would use, how loud it would be, jobs once it runs, tax it would pay each year, who is building it, who is constructing it, where its power comes from, grid connection, how it is cooled. No missing primary document is listed for this record yet; What the record lacks is where one appears when a person names it.

Sources

Primary documents first: filings, minutes, dockets and official pages. Then reporting. The numbers are the ones the entries above cite.

Reporting

Developer Pulls Out of Hyperscale Data Center in Nevada - GovTech, GovTech, September 24, 2026, query feed
Contested Data Center Project on BLM Land in Nevada Put on Hold - RTO Insider, RTO Insider, September 2, 2026, trade press
Developer withdraws Boulder City data center, signals move to federal land - Nevada Current, Nevada Current, July 7, 2026, local outlet
Boulder City Council seeks to stop data center on BLM land - Nevada Current, Nevada Current, July 15, 2026, local outlet
Expletives, fear and anger: A data center fight turns nasty in Boulder City - The Nevada Independent, The Nevada Independent, July 16, 2026, local outlet
The Federal Government Just Greenlit the First AI Data Center on Public Land - Outside Magazine, Outside Magazine, July 30, 2026, local outlet
BLM's data center approval is a betrayal of local governance - Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Sun, August 22, 2026, local outlet
Federal panel halts first AI data center approved on US public land - NationofChange, NationofChange, September 9, 2026, local outlet
Boulder City data center fight sparks push for tougher federal review, Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 18, 2026, local outlet
Developer pulls out of hyperscale data center, natural gas plant proposed on BLM land in Henderson - Las Vegas Review Journal, Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 24, 2026, local outlet
Appeal Halts Public Lands Data Center in Nevada Before Construction Begins - CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, September 1, 2026, local outlet
Judge halts data center development on federal land in Boulder City - KSNV, KSNV, September 1, 2026, local outlet

10 more sources

This Nevada city is appealing a federally-approved data center it tried to reject - upr.org, upr.org, August 4, 2026, local outlet
Federal Board Halts 167-MW Nevada Data Center Approval - Engineering News-Record, Engineering News-Record, September 3, 2026, local outlet
Judge halts data center construction on public land - Nevada Current, Nevada Current, September 1, 2026, local outlet
Judge orders pause on Boulder City data center - The Nevada Independent, The Nevada Independent, September 1, 2026, local outlet
First AI Data Center Approved on Federal Public Land Hits a Major Roadblock - Outdoor Life, Outdoor Life, September 3, 2026, local outlet
Federal panel halts first data center planned for US public land - NationofChange, NationofChange, September 2, 2026, local outlet
Environmental groups win stay in fight over data center near Boulder City - Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Sun, September 1, 2026, local outlet
Interior Board Stays BLM Data Center Approval In Nevada - Law360, Law360, September 1, 2026, local outlet
Trump Administration Green Lights First-Ever Public Land Data Center in Nevada - Field & Stream, Field & Stream, August 10, 2026, local outlet
In Nevada, a data center planned on public land is temporarily halted - wyomingpublicmedia.org, wyomingpublicmedia.org, September 9, 2026, local outlet

22 sources on file.

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Data Center Record, "Boulder City BLM Land Data Center", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/boulder-city-blm-land-data-center-nv, last verified October 6, 2026.

Last verified October 6, 2026, first recorded September 5, 2026. Every correction is logged on the corrections page and under What happened.

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Slug: boulder-city-blm-land-data-center-nv
Status value: cancelled
Stage: Stalled or cancelled
Tier: skeleton
Tags: skeleton
Place id: us/nv/clark-county/boulder-city
Coordinates: 36.16722, -115.14861
Location precision: county
Location source: County seat (Las Vegas), Wikidata, placed at county level
Coordinate source: wikidata county seat
Location source number: Not disclosed
Location last verified: September 16, 2026
EPA registry id: Not disclosed
Use type values: not_disclosed
Tenancy value: not_disclosed
Cooling type value: not_disclosed
Capacity basis: third_party_estimate
Water basis: not_disclosed, gallons_per_day
Acreage basis: third_party_estimate
Interconnection value: not_disclosed
Capacity, if disclosed: 167 MW, third party estimate
Rating of the county's rows: Case by case
Published: 2026-09-05
Last verified: 2026-10-06