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LETTER: Narrow-minded fights against data centers
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (210+ words) Projects could be beneficial. In the July 7 edition Review-Journal reporter Alan Halaly quotes Brynn de Lorimier, a Boulder City resident, as saying that "the fight" against a data center "is just starting, and we'll fight every step of the way....
Channel 13 returns to Direc TV after weekslong dispute
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (375+ words) KTNV-TV, Channel 13, has returned to Direc TV. The local ABC affiliate was one of 54 broadcast stations owned by Scripps Local Media that went dark on the satellite provider May 31. At the heart of the dispute were retransmission fees, the money…...
COMMENTARY: The six data centers in my quiet, pristine town
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (690+ words) Reject the fear and demagoguery. Reston, Virginia, known as America's premier, master-planned community, seems an odd place to be quite comfortable with six data centers. Having lived in Reston for 27 of the past 30 years and been active in the community…...
Boulder City data center pulls ahead, skirting resident scrutiny in the process
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (498+ words) Rather than leasing land from Boulder City, the Houston-based developer will instead build the data center on federal land. The firm behind a controversial, 88. 5-acre data center project in Boulder City has pulled its application and instead will build it…...
Calls grow for Clark County data center regulation
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1045+ words) Clark County began the conversation about new regulations for data centers but are nowhere close to adopting them. One of the most divisive political issues of the decade hit the Clark County Commission on Tuesday as officials began considering how…...
Clark County to discuss possible regulations for future data centers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (671+ words) Clark County commissioners are set to discuss possible guidelines for future data centers proposed in its jurisdiction. The future of data center development in Clark County will be front of mind next week when county commissioners meet to discuss possible…...
NV Energy: Data centers could drive 64% of Nevada power demand by 2046
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1223+ words) Data center demand could more than double Nevada's power needs, prompting billions of dollars in proposed upgrades and new generation. NV Energy projects data centers will drive a dramatic shift in Nevada's energy landscape, growing from 5 percent of electricity sales…...
The nation's data center debate has reached Southern Nevada
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1488+ words) As cities and counties consider moratoriums, the stage is now set for a larger battle in Carson City. The fast-spreading national debate over the effects of AI data centers on the environment has reached Southern Nevada, this time taking over…...
Switch's plan to add another data center to Las Vegas HQ moves forward
3+ week, 2+ day ago (975+ words) Clark County commissioners tentatively greenlit a proposal from Switch to add another data center to its megacomplex in the southwest valley. Acting as the zoning board, commissioners voted unanimously in a meeting Wednesday to approve land-use entitlements for the expansion…...
Henderson City Council introduces moratorium on new data centers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (756+ words) Bill No. 3927 was introduced at the City Council meeting and, if passed, would impose an 180-day ban on conditional use permit applications for data center uses. The city of Henderson is considering an ordinance that would make it the first…...