Data Center Construction in Nevada

Lyon County commissioners voted 3-1 to approve a zoning change for Copia Power's Monarch Data Center near Yerington, NV. The project spans 4.6 million sq ft on roughly 505 acres in Mason Valley with a planned capacity of 1,000 MW. It includes a 500 MW natural gas backup plant and battery energy storage. Copia still needs final design approval, state permits from the Nevada Division of Environmenta

Copia Power's Monarch Data Center is a proposed 4.6M-sqft, 1,000MW complex on 505 acres in Lyon County, NV, near Yerington. The developer holds option agreements on parcels owned by the Masini family and has not yet purchased the land. A master plan amendment was approved in December 2025 after a six-month delay. The planning commission voted 4-3 on July 14, 2026, to forward a PUD zone-change reco

The Bureau of Land Management filed a motion asking the Interior Board of Land Appeals to set aside its prior approval of a right-of-way amendment that would have allowed Townsite Solar 2 LLC to build a data center on BLM-managed land near Boulder City, NV. BLM seeks to conduct additional environmental review of the application. Townsite Solar 2 LLC did not oppose the motion, but Boulder City plan