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murder
rank Wed May 13 23:27:13
Utility Provider Cutting Electricity for 50k Lake Tahoe Residents to Power AI Data Centers

Lake Tahoe residents may soon lose access to their electricity. NV Energy will stop service to homes in the next year, and instead direct that electricity to the growing demand from Nevada data centers.

Energy Diversion: NV Energy – the Nevada utility company that has supplied most of Lake Tahoe’s electricity for decades – has informed Lake Tahoe's Liberty Utilities that intends to will stop delivering power to the region sometime after May 2027, forcing the provider responsible for servicing 50k area residents to scramble for replacement energy sources.

Data Center Demand: Northern Nevada has emerged as one of the country’s fastest-growing AI infrastructure hubs, with Google, Apple, and Microsoft expanding operations around the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center near Reno. Climate group "Western Resource Advocacy" estimates that 12 proposed data center projects in Northern Nevada will demand nearly 5,900 megawatts of electricity by 2033, a staggering increase tied directly to AI compute growth.

Locals Abandoned: Tahoe residents and energy advocates say the region is being sacrificed to support industrial-scale AI expansion. “It’s like we don’t exist,” Danielle Hughes – the CEO of consumer electricity advocacy group "Tahoe Spark" – told Fortune. The changes are anticipated to take place in May 2027, creating an uncertain future for leisure activities one of America's largest ski and recreation areas.

https://ww...electricity-50k-175700743.html

Sam Adams
rank Thu May 14 00:56:35
I mean this is an easy solution. No new ai data centers without their own power source.

Rugian
rank Thu May 14 02:48:27
The problem is that data centers are a goldmine for municipalities/counties in terms of the property taxes they generate. So officials love these projects.

In a lot of markets across the country, we're seeing non-data center projects where we're being told that the utility company can't give you more than a bare minimum of service capacity unless you can show a definite need for more...and even then it can be months before the hookup can occur. We're not talking any crazy requirements here either, well less than 10,000 amps.

So yeah. Data centers are the big asshole bullies of CRE right now...but local officials will continue to love them until they start getting too much heat from the public.

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murder rank	Wed May 13 23:27:13 Utility Provider Cutting Electricity for 50k Lake Tahoe Residents to Power AI Data Centers Lake Tahoe residents may soon lose access to their electricity. NV Energy will stop service to homes in the next year, and instead direct that electricity to the growing demand from Nevada data centers. Energy Diversion: NV Energy – the Nevada utility company that has supplied most of Lake Tahoe’s electricity for decades – has informed Lake Tahoe's Liberty Utilities that intends to will stop delivering power to the region sometime after May 2027, forcing the provider responsible for servicing 50k area residents to scramble for replacement energy sources. Data Center Demand: Northern Nevada has emerged as one of the country’s fastest-growing AI infrastructure hubs, with Google, Apple, and Microsoft expanding operations around the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center near Reno. Climate group "Western Resource Advocacy" estimates that 12 proposed data center projects in Northern Nevada will demand nearly 5,900 megawatts of electricity by 2033, a staggering increase tied directly to AI compute growth. Locals Abandoned: Tahoe residents and energy advocates say the region is being sacrificed to support industrial-scale AI expansion. “It’s like we don’t exist,” Danielle Hughes – the CEO of consumer electricity advocacy group "Tahoe Spark" – told Fortune. The changes are anticipated to take place in May 2027, creating an uncertain future for leisure activities one of America's largest ski and recreation areas. https://ww...electricity-50k-175700743.html
Sam Adams rank	Thu May 14 00:56:35 I mean this is an easy solution. No new ai data centers without their own power source.
Rugian rank	Thu May 14 02:48:27 The problem is that data centers are a goldmine for municipalities/counties in terms of the property taxes they generate. So officials love these projects. In a lot of markets across the country, we're seeing non-data center projects where we're being told that the utility company can't give you more than a bare minimum of service capacity unless you can show a definite need for more...and even then it can be months before the hookup can occur. We're not talking any crazy requirements here either, well less than 10,000 amps. So yeah. Data centers are the big asshole bullies of CRE right now...but local officials will continue to love them until they start getting too much heat from the public.
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