Data center pushback expected at Nevada PUC tomorrow

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada will hold its annual general consumer session at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the PUCN building in Las Vegas.

Kristee Watson, executive director of the Nevada Conservation League said she plans to ask commissioners to oppose NV Energy’s 2026 Integrated Resource Plan, which proposes building three new methane-burning power plants to meet future demand from data centers.

“Within 20 years, we’re looking at 64% of the total electricity that NV Energy provides to the state could potentially be utilized by data centers if the number of data centers that want to come here get approved,” Watson said…

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