Data center water/power needs, regulatory challenges strain rural communities

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 1,275

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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Northern Nevada has attracted investments from several tech companies looking to expand their data infrastructure, and while many of those data centers are located in and around Reno, tech companies are starting to branch out.

Last summer the Lyon County Planning Commission unanimously voted to approve a plan that would rezone more than 500 acres of agricultural land to accommodate a massive data center complex in the Mason Valley about 10 miles north of …

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