‘Absolutely Out of Line’: Boulder City Erupts After Surprise Data Center Approval
Residents and city officials say the federal approval bypassed local review and could cost Boulder City $2.3 million a year.
- On Tuesday, the Boulder City Council voted unanimously to authorize City Attorney Brittany Walker to file an appeal opposing a federal decision that approved an 80-acre data center on Bureau of Land Management-owned land within city limits.
- Developer Townsite Solar 2 switched its proposal in November from solar fields to a data center; the BLM determined that a 2023 environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act was sufficient for the new land use, approving the project in late June.
- Dozens of residents filled Boulder City Hall on Tuesday describing the federal decision as a "surprise attack" and "an injustice," while city officials estimate the relocation will cost Boulder City $2.3 million in annual revenue.
- The city's challenge now heads to the Interior Board of Land Appeals, a panel within the U.S. Department of Interior; most cases resolve in two years, though some stretch longer.
- Local governments across Nevada are grappling with data center regulation as more than 80 percent of the state's land is owned by the federal government, limiting local control over development approvals.
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Expletives, fear and anger: A data center fight turns nasty in Boulder City - The Nevada Independent
Boulder City officials took steps Tuesday to challenge the use of nearby federal land for a data center project that might use more than three times as much energy as the city's existing energy load, according to one estimate.
Boulder City Erupts as BLM Bypasses Public to Greenlight Controversial Solar-Adjacent Data Center
BOULDER CITY, NV — A major environmental and jurisdictional battle has ignited in Southern Nevada after federal land managers unilaterally approved a massive commercial data center on public lands directly bordering Boulder City, completely bypassing standard local reviews. The quiet federal action has blindsided local residents and triggered an aggressive congressional intervention. The Private Pivot to Federal Protection The controversy center…
Nevada Current
ussanews.comBoulder City Council seeks to stop data center on BLM land
Boulder City Attorney Brittany Walker argued BLM's approval of the data center was a departure from BLM precedent and procedure, giving the city the right to appeal the decision “especially for a brand new use that, to my knowledge, has never been authorized on BLM land.” (BLM photo)The Boulder City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to appeal the approval of what officials say would be the first data center on U.S. Bureau of Land Managemen…
Las Vegas Review-Journal
‘Absolutely out of line’: Boulder City erupts after surprise data center approval
In a unanimous vote, the Boulder City Council voted to appeal the Trump administration’s unpopular approval of a data center that shut the public out.
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