Churchill County Next to Consider Data Center Restrictions

The Churchill County Board of Commissioners held a community workshop on June 17 to discuss potential regulations for data centers.

The workshop was held to give commissioners a better understanding of data centers before official proposals are submitted. The workshop was for discussion only.

Editor’s Note: NVBEX and its sister publication, AZBEX, have extensively covered the recent increase in data center restrictions. To view our previous Nevada-centric coverage, click here. Arizona has moved more quickly to apply restrictions. To view our previous Arizona-centric coverage to see what may come, click here.

The meeting was filled with locals who made comments about noise, revenue, water, power and traffic, among other concerns. Some community members requested a moratorium on data centers until further research is done.

Other members urged caution about denying industrial developments on privately owned land.

Basin and Range Investments LLC recently submitted a zone change for six parcels that will, if all goes to plan, later establish a solar farm and data storage facility. The company has yet to officially apply for a data center, however. (Source: Nevada Appeal)