Clark County to discuss data centers amid calls for moratorium on new projects
Clark County commissioners are slated to discuss data center application and approval criteria, as environmental advocates, including the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter, call for a moratorium on new data center projects. A rally has been announced ahead of the commission meeting to urge the county to pause approvals due to concerns about energy, water, and land resources. This follows a previous approval for a Switch data center expansion.
The Clark County Commission is scheduled to discuss the application process and approval criteria for data center projects in unincorporated areas of the county. This discussion comes after the commission previously approved an expansion for a Switch data center in the southwest valley.
Ahead of the commission's meeting, the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter announced a press conference and rally outside the Clark County Commission Chambers. The environmental group is actively calling for a moratorium on new data center approvals, citing strains on energy, water, and land resources from the Nevada data center boom. The Sierra Club stated its aim is to ask Clark County to pause new approvals until the county can determine how, or if, data centers should proceed in the region.