Following a county-wide moratorium on any new data center applications, the Nye County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to completely ban data centers in one of the most over-appropriated water basins in Nevada. After hours of public comment, the Nye County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to ban the construction and operation of data centers […]
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Aaron Ford says as governor he will pause the state’s tax breaks for new data centers to make sure Nevadans are getting their money’s worth. “Data centers are swarming into Nevada communities, draining our water, and jacking up our energy bills – and Joe Lombardo is handing them Nevadans’ tax […]
When given the opportunity to take a public stance on the controversial NV Energy rate scheme set to go into effect next year, seven state lawmakers on Tuesday opted to say nothing at all. Approved by the Public Utilities of Commission of Nevada last year and set to go into effect Jan. 1, NV Energy’s […]
Following a key legal deadline last Friday, the stage is now set for the Ohio Power Siting Board to make a final decision about whether the state’s largest solar and energy storage project to date can move ahead. The OPSB initially approved the Oak Run Solar Project in March 2024, but the case has since been bogged down by an appeal filed by Madison County […]
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada denied an application for a PUCN-led consumer session last week, an unprecedented move advocates say follows a pattern of cutting public input in recent months. Advocates say the denial is another example of utility regulators thwarting public comment on contentious utility issues. In June, the PUCN delayed and rescheduled […]
Our public lands are not just wasted acres, they are economic and ecological powerhouses. While some argue that these lands would be better utilized by private owners, and look to sell off public lands for the potential payoff and tax revenue, they miss seeing the boon these lands are to Nevada as public resources. Rural […]
Federal land managers are moving forward on a massive proposed solar project about eight miles southeast of Pahrump — one of few to be cleared following renewable energy permitting hurdles under the Trump administration. Last week, the Bureau of Land Management announced their intent to prepare an environmental analysis and resource management plan for the […]
Nevada Rep. Dina Titus is targeting state tax breaks for the only data center project approved on U.S. Bureau of Land Management acres, a controversial proposal three miles outside Boulder City limits. In a letter to Gov. Joe Lombardo Thursday, Titus asked the governor to pause all data center tax breaks for projects built on […]
