Nye County approves data center ban, working on development agreement for future

Nye County totally bans data centers in over-appropriated water basin

The Nye County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted 5-0 to ban data centers in the Pahrump Valley. (County Commission stream screengrab)Following a county-wide moratorium on any new data center applications, the Nye County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to completely ban data centers in one of the most over-appropriated water basins in Nevada. After hours of public comment, the Nye County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to ban …

Nye County commissioners approve data center ban in Pahrump

Nye County commissioners have approved a land-use code change that bans data centers in the Pahrump area.

Data centers banned in Pahrump

The decision followed a commission meeting that drew hundreds of people and included more than two hours of public comment despite a two-minute time limit per speaker.

Nye County approves data center ban, working on development agreement for future

The Nye County Board of Commissioners voted to ban data centers in the Pahrump area and Water Basin 162 during its meeting Tuesday night.