Data center restrictions tracker · Nevada

Data center moratoriums and restrictions in Nevada (2026)

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

As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 13 local government actions on data centers in Nevada, across 7 jurisdictions in 5 counties: 8 zoning exclusions and 5 moratoria. By status: 10 enacted and 3 in force.

There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Nevada in this snapshot.

Data centers in Nevada used about 4.9 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 14.8 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.

Local actions in Nevada

Every documented local action in Nevada in the August 15, 2026 snapshot. Documented actions, not a census.
JurisdictionCountyActionStatusDate
Humboldt CountyHumboldt CountyMoratoriumin forceJuly 6, 2026
Clark CountyClark CountyZoning exclusionenactedJune 18, 2026
Nye CountyNye CountyMoratoriumin forceJune 2, 2026
RenoWashoe CountyMoratoriumin forceJune 1, 2026
RenoWashoe CountyMoratoriumenactedJune 1, 2026
RenoWashoe CountyZoning exclusionenactedApril 22, 2026
Lyon CountyLyon CountyZoning exclusionenactedDecember 7, 2025
YeringtonLyon CountyZoning exclusionenactedDecember 4, 2025
Lyon CountyLyon CountyZoning exclusionenactedNovember 1, 2025
RenoWashoe CountyZoning exclusionenactedMay 21, 2025
RenoWashoe CountyZoning exclusionenactedMarch 12, 2025
RenoWashoe CountyMoratoriumenactedFebruary 5, 2025
RenoWashoe CountyZoning exclusionenactedJanuary 22, 2025

What one campus pays a local government

The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.

Tax regimeReference caseAnnual local revenue, lowAnnual local revenue, high
Aggressive abatementMorrow County OR (enterprise zone)$2M$3M
Partial abatementGeorgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta$27.8M$56M
Unabated equipment taxVirginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling)$50M$90M

Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in Nevada that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.

Sources

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