Could Nevada’s tech epicenter run out of water? That’s the big question in an ongoing suit
A bitter legal battle has emerged over water availability in Nevada’s technology epicenter, raising questions about whether companies critical to diversifying the state economy have enough water to survive into the future.For nearly two years, the developer of the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) — a sprawling complex east of Reno that houses Tesla’s “Gigafactory” and Switch data centers — has traded legal barbs with the quasi-governmental entity that provides water to companies. It has included a lawsuit, countersuit and myriad subpoenas, with a trial set for next spring. The most notable parts of the case deal with whether the developer of TRIC has been able to deliver the amount of water it promised, and whether it’s responsible to make up for alleged shortfalls.
Other data center water use news around the West:
- Arizona Daily Star (Tucson): Data centers guzzle Arizona’s water and power. We calculated how much
- Wall Street Journal: How Amazon built a data center in a California town without anyone noticing
- Colorado Newsline: Local governments in Colorado enact moratoriums on data center development
- The Sacramento Bee (Calif.): Governor Newsom: Local government should allay data center ‘anxieties’
- North State Public Radio (Chico, Calif.): Butte County has no plans for AI data centers — at least not yet
