The Rant & Rave: Trash across Las Vegas, and data center concerns
Callers to a Las Vegas news show discuss general concerns about data centers in Nevada. One caller proposes that data center developers should be required to generate their own power and water, specifically double what they consume, to avoid burdening taxpayers.
The "Rant & Rave" segment of FOX5 Las Vegas featured calls discussing various community concerns. One caller, Tom Shoebridge from Carson City, briefly spoke about littering. The primary discussion regarding data centers came from Kyle Harris of Clark County.
Harris presented a "basic, simple solution" to the problems associated with data centers in Nevada. He proposed that data center developers should be required to build their own power infrastructure, generating double the power they need (e.g., ten gigawatts for five gigawatts of consumption). He suggested a similar approach for water usage. Harris argued that the burden of this infrastructure should be placed on the data center companies who need it, rather than on taxpayers.