Nevada weighs 180-day pause on new data centers as AI boom fuels local backlash

Nevada weighs 180-day pause on new data centers as AI boom fuels local backlash

Southern Nevada's fight over data centers is no longer focused on just one project. As AI-driven demand for massive server farms grows, officials in Henderson are weighing how much oversight should be in place before more facilities are allowed to move forward. City leaders opted against a six-month freeze on new data center applications and will instead examine whether Henderson's current code requirements for submissions need to change as they…