Data center restrictions tracker · Nevada

Lyon County, Nevada: data center zoning exclusion (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Lyon County, in Lyon County, Nevada, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on November 1, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.

The record reads: "Tract acquired 1,060 acres near Silver Springs in Lyon County to develop a datacenter park with up to 1.6GW capacity. The Lyon County Planning Commission unanimously approved the rezoning of 500+ acres. Some citizens expressed opposition… (datacentertracker.org)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Zoning exclusionrestrictionenactedNovember 1, 2025county-widedatacentertracker.org

Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Lyon County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

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Nevada context

Nevada has 13 documented local actions across 7 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Nevada in this snapshot.

A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.

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