Private gas plants to power data centers would skirt state’s renewable energy law

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 1,008

Last Updated: 13 hours, 36 minutes ago

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A major data center developer is looking to build two private gas power plants less than 30 miles from Reno as data center growth outpaces NV Energy’s ability to supply electricity for a surge of new developments.

Denver-based Fleet Data Centers, a subsidiary of Tract Capital Management, is asking the Public Utility Commission of Nevada (PUNC) to approve their plans to build two massive gas-burning plants, which would power Fleet’s Peru Ridge and South Valley …

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