Clark County residents demand data center moratorium
Clark County commissioners heard from residents Tuesday calling for a pause ondata center development in Southern Nevada, as concerns grow over water use, energy consumption and land use. Commissioners discussed the issue during the meeting but did not articulate a clear path forward for next steps. … The pause gives time for officials to evaluate the water, energy and land use impacts of data centers. … According to the Desert Research Institute, data centers used 22% of Nevada’s electricity generation in 2024, a figure that could top 35% by 2030. Meanwhile, 12 of Nevada’s more than 60 data centersare projected to use 11.9 billion liters of water per year by 2033.
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