Lawmakers in driest state weigh excessive water and energy needs of data centers they court

By: April Corbin Girnus

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 1,225

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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NV Energy believes it will need 50% more energy than it projected needing just two years ago, and that energy demand could double by 2030.

The skyrocketing demand is overwhelmingly driven by the boom in artificial intelligence and large scale data centers. And state lawmakers, who for a decade have courted data centers with millions of dollars in tax abatements, are taking notice.

“I think it should make all of us pause for a moment,” …

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