What was said about data centers in Nevada
58 statements from 28 speakers, grouped by who spoke. Each appears as said, with the date and the source. No verdict is attached.
From April 2, 2024 to October 2, 2026. Statements from every state are on Statements.
Data center companies 5
Developers, operators and builders of data centers and the technology companies that fill them, speaking through their staff and spokespeople. Every state.
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Khara Boender, Data Center Coalition Director of Government Affairs for the West, said the group thanks Governor Lombardo for his leadership but has concerns that some policies create additional hurdles to data center development in Nevada
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Google's Nevada Clean Energy Fund investment will support the Residential Energy Upgrade Program, bringing free weatherization and energy efficiency improvements to households in data center communities.
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Google announced a $10 million Energy Impact Fund to support energy innovation and affordability in Nevada, with $5 million to the Nevada Clean Energy Fund.
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Raymond Zavalla, Preconstruction Manager for Helix Electric
Northern Nevada is one of the top five markets for data centers in the country and one of the fastest growing on a global scale
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Fleet Data Centers expects gas power plants to operate for about two to three years until NV Energy can deliver permanent utility service to Tahoe Reno Industrial Center
Government 16
Officials in office, lawmakers, regulators, public agencies and courts, federal, state, tribal and local. Every state.
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U.S. Representative
Rep. Dina Titus pushing Public Lands Accountability Act to ensure data center projects on public lands adhere to NEPA
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Nevada Governor's Office
The 2015 Senate Bill 170 data center abatement program did not contain protections for energy or water use.
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Nevada Governor
Governor Lombardo said I promised Nevadans that data centers would be developed responsibly with the community's interest in mind
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Nevada Attorney General
Aaron Ford, Nevada's Democratic Attorney General, has promised to pause data center tax abatements if elected governor
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Nevada state senator
Sen. Dina Neal plans to introduce bill during 2027 legislative session to repeal data center tax breaks and place moratorium on new data centers
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Dina Neal is a Nevada state senator
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Gov. Joe Lombardo is supportive of data centers and says state has safeguards in place
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State Sen. Dina Neal requested drafting bill to end tax abatements and implement moratorium on data centers
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Interior Board of Land Appeals
BLM did not conduct new environmental assessments when Townsite Solar changed project from solar to data center
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Boulder City officials opposed the data center project
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incumbent Republican Nevada Governor
Joe Lombardo, Republican incumbent Nevada Governor, states average data center consumes less water than 25 to 50 homes and does not raise resident utility rates, and calls data centers the new gold rush
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President Trump praised data centers as essential for community wealth and lowering taxes, warning communities opposing them risk poverty, crime and squalor
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Clay Mitchell, Storey County Commissioner, stated he does not advocate for other jurisdictions to do what Storey County did with Switch and Google data centers
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Nevada Attorney General
Ford said data center dynamics have changed since 2015 and pausing tax breaks is the responsible thing to do
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Nevada Attorney General
Aaron Ford recently pledged to pause new data center tax breaks
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Aaron Ford, Nevada Attorney General, co sponsored the original 2015 bill to give data centers tax breaks
Chief executives 2
Chief executives, presidents, founders and chairs of companies, in technology, data centers, power and elsewhere. Every state.
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Rich Sloan, CEO of WAVR Technologies
WAVR Technologies targeting 2028 for consumer ready version of atmospheric water harvesting technology.
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DataBank CEO Raul K. Martynek said the purchase aligns with DataBank's strategy of owning the largest edge data center footprint in the United States.
Candidates and campaigns 9
People running for office, their campaigns and their parties. A candidate who does not hold the office is not an official. Every state.
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Nevada Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Aaron Ford said he wants guardrails and separate conversations on AI and data centers, including possible age restrictions, content restrictions, and parental controls
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Nevada Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Aaron Ford, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said local communities should not be forced to have data centers if they don't want them and that local say is paramount
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Nevada Democrats released website calling Gov. Joe Lombardo Data Center Joe
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Reno mayoral candidate Kathleen Taylor opposed data centers in residential neighborhoods and said residential rate increases are unacceptable
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Ford plans to audit data centers to verify they are upholding promises on water usage, electricity, and labor
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Aaron Ford, Democratic candidate for Nevada Governor, says he will put brakes on tax giveaways to data centers, require them to use own water and green energy, and audit state tax abatements to ensure compliance
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Aaron Ford, Nevada Democratic candidate for governor, calls for pausing all data center tax abatements going forward
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Lombardo campaign ad claims Aaron Ford sponsored bill that gave tax breaks to data centers with no restrictions on water or power consumption
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Nevada Democratic Attorney General candidate
Nicole Cannizzaro, Nevada Democratic AG candidate, released plan on data centers requiring operators cover infrastructure costs, ban cost shifting to ratepayers, ban nondisclosure agreements, require local input on siting, require environmental reviews, require transparency on power and water consumption, and ensure behind the meter facilities get PUC oversight
Business groups and unions 15
Chambers of commerce, trade associations and labor unions. Every state.
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Alexander Marks, Nevada State Education Association, stated that dedicating some revenue to public education does not make bad policy good policy, opposing the order's approach
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John Vellardita, Clark County Education Association Executive Director, called the executive order a very important first step and noted that every dollar to K-12 education is meaningful
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Clark County Education Association represents 18,000 teachers and released an 8 point plan regarding data center requirements including water protection, power grid protection, workforce development, and reviewing property tax abatement
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CCEA Executive Director John Vellardita told KNPR that the union is working with state lawmakers to add the proposal to the 2027 legislative agenda.
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Clark County Education Association Executive Director
Vellardita says office is already working with state lawmakers to add proposal to 2027 legislative agenda.
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Clark County Education Association unveiled an eight point plan to reshape public perspective of data centers.
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Clark County Education Association
CCEA estimates their proposal could bring $2 billion in local schools support tax to the state pupil centered funding formula in four years
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John Vellardita, Clark County Education Association Executive Director
Clark County Education Association proposes requiring data centers to pay Local School Support Tax, a 2.6 percent tax on retail sales
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Clark County Education Association
New or expanding data centers receive a 75 percent abatement on personal property tax and pay a reduced sales and use tax rate of 2 percent for 10 to 20 years
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John Vellardita, Clark County Education Association Executive Director
Data centers receive property tax breaks up to 75 percent for 10 or 20 years, contingent on retaining 10 or 50 full time employees
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Clark County Education Association
CCEA proposes ending abatement of local schools support tax for data centers
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CCEA Executive Director
John Vellardita says there are seven to nine new data centers planned to open in Nevada
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Clark County Education Association
CCEA said Nevada current incentive model does not provide enough public benefit in exchange for tax breaks offered to data center projects
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Clark County Education Association on Tuesday unveiled eight point plan for data center development based on accountability, transparency and community partnership
Advocates and residents 2
Advocacy and community groups on every side, residents, neighbors and people speaking at public meetings. Every state.
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Americans for Prosperity Nevada State Director
Ronnie Najarro, AFP NV State Director, praised Governor Lombardo's executive order reforming the state's data center tax abatement program, which requires companies receiving incentives to cover their own power costs, meet local water standards, and stop diverting revenue from Nevada's schools
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Critics say the risk to local power bills isn't worth it
Researchers and analysts 1
Universities, research institutes, think tanks, pollsters, economists and consultants. Every state.
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Rebecca Gill, UNLV associate professor
Data centers have emerged as an issue in Nevada's 2026 attorney general race, with residents in Boulder City, Henderson, Pahrump, and Reno calling for moratoriums or stronger rules.
Other voices 8
Journalists, lawyers, former officials, and speakers the source describes in words that name none of the groups above. Every state.
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Kimberly Adams, Marketplace Morning Report host
Yvette Fernandez has reported on the politics of data centers and what that means for Nevada's economy
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Channel 13 News
Many data center companies declined or were unresponsive to media requests for facility tours and interviews about their operations
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Channel 13 News
Desert Research Institute published a paper on data centers in Nevada that was cited in news reporting
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Channel 13 News
There is no single authoritative agency that tracks data center information in Nevada or monitors their impact to the environment and community
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Channel 13 News
Local communities express concerns that data centers demand large quantities of land and resources but public access and transparency about their operations is very limited
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Channel 13 News
Channel 13 conducted a weeklong series on data centers in Southern Nevada starting 2026-09-11 to explore industry impacts and community concerns
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Attorney General Aaron Ford said he supports a pause on data center tax abatements if elected
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Geneva Zoltek, climate reporter
Nevada experiencing data center boom with massive power demand
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