# Nevada Data Center Moratorium Tracker Source: https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nevada Markdown alternate of the page above; the site index is https://savrn.com/llms.txt --- Nevada has 1 state-level data-center restriction in force. 1 more bill is pending. 11 city and county measures are tracked here, 10 of them in force. Every entry below links to its primary source: a legislature page, a governor's office, a local government, or the reporting of record. Last updated October 2026 2 state-level measures 11 local measures 11 primary sources Nevada NV In force 2 State-level measures on record, 1 in force 11 City and county measures, 10 in force 11 Primary sources cited on this page #34 of 50 states with anything on record, by measure count ## State-level measures in Nevada Every statewide moratorium, pause, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback in Nevada we can verify against a primary source. Strongest status first. | Measure | Status | What it does | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Executive Order 2026-005Nevada Standard for Responsible Data Center Development | In force 2026-09 | Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2026-005 on Sept. 18, 2026, adding conditions to the state's data center tax abatement program. Applicants must pay the Local School Support Tax in full, cover project-related costs so they are not passed to ratepayers, meet local water standards and execute a binding Community Support Commitment before applications go to the GOED Board. It is not a moratorium. | | | Executive Order on Data Centers | Proposed 2026-09 | Governor Joe Lombardo issued a new executive order expressing strong support for attracting AI data centers to Nevada, offering reduced tax incentives and making commitments to address public concerns. The order frames data centers as a key opportunity for economic growth and fiscal diversification in the state. | | ## City and county moratoria in Nevada Most of the movement is local, where a building pause or permit halt does not need a legislative session. 11 tracked measures in Nevada, each with its source. Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe 2026-05 In force Tribal moratorium on data centers with no end date First tribe in Northern Nevada to ban data centers on tribal lands; resolution brought by tribal council secretary Philip Johnson. The measure has no end date by design. Humboldt County 2026-07 In force Local moratorium on data centers through July 13, 2027 Temporary moratorium on data center applications through Jul 13, 2027 while the county updates land-use rules on water, power and infrastructure; multiple developers had approached the county and its code did not address data centers. The measure runs to July 13, 2027. Nye County 2026-08 In force Ban on data centers in Pahrump Valley / Basin 162 Commissioners voted 5-0 on Aug. 18, 2026 to ban construction and operation of data centers in the over-appropriated Pahrump Valley groundwater basin (Hydrographic Basin 162) after more than two hours of public comment. Reported as Nevada's first outright local ban; it blocks the proposed 900-acre Manse Technology Campus. Nye County (Pahrump) 2026-08 In force Local moratorium on data centers with no end date Bill No. 2026-11: permanent ban on data centers in Hydrographic Basin 162 (Pahrump Valley), 5-0 vote. First total ban in Nevada. Separate from the countywide moratorium (Jun 2 2026) which continues for areas outside Basin 162. The measure has no end date by design. Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe 2026-08 In force Tribal moratorium on data centers with no end date Tribal Council passed permanent ban on data centers on tribal homelands; Chairman Steven Wadsworth cited water sovereignty and protecting endangered cui-ui fish. Part of Water Over Data Alliance tribal coalition demanding free, prior, and informed consent for data centers in Truckee River watershed. The measure has no end date by design. Reno 2026-06 In force Extended data center moratorium City Council voted 6-1 on June 1, 2026 to extend its data center moratorium through August 2027, requiring it to run until new regulations are adopted; Reno was the first Nevada city to pause data centers. Reno (Moratorium Rejection) 2025-02 In force Reno (Moratorium Rejection) data center moratorium Reno Planning Commission voted 4-2 in February 2025 to recommend a temporary moratorium on new data center permits, citing concerns about energy use, water consumption, and the city's lack of data center policies. The City Council rejected the moratorium despite overwhelming public support at meetings and online. The council subsequently approved additional data center projects over continued public outcry, and later moved to develop regulations after the fact rather than pausing approvals. The project involves the Tract proposal, 810 MW capacity, 686 acres. Reno (data center moratorium extended into 2027), NV 2026-06 In force Reno (data center moratorium extended into 2027), NV data center moratorium On June 1, 2026, the Reno City Council voted 6-1 to extend its data center moratorium into 2027, described as the first such extension in Nevada, while the city continues work on a Title 18 text amendment revising data center definitions, siting, noise, and water-use rules. Wells 2026-06 In force City moratorium on data centers Small rural city (Elko County) approved moratorium on data center approvals pending staff recommendations. The measure has no documented term. White Pine County 2026-07 In force Local moratorium on data centers through January 18, 2027 Resolution 2026-18: 180-day moratorium on accepting, processing or approving land-use applications for data center development while staff draft zoning standards; renewable. End date is 180 days from adoption. The measure runs to January 18, 2027. Henderson 2026-07 Failed / vetoed Rejected local moratorium on data centers Council rejected the mayor's 180-day pause after nearly two hours of public comment favouring it, opting for code changes and project-by-project development agreements instead. The measure has no documented term. ## Would you like the weekly update? Every week we re-verify every state and local measure on this map and publish what changed. You get one email when it goes out. Also send me Receive a short introduction on days 3, 7 and 14, plus the updates you select. Unsubscribe in one click. [Privacy](https://savrn.com/privacy) · You're on the list. The next weekly update will land in your inbox when it publishes. You are subscribed. [Read the latest tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker) ### Where Nevada stands Across the whole tracker we hold 334 state-level measures in 49 states and 1253 city and county measures, against 1419 primary sources. Nevada accounts for 2 of the state-level measures and 11 of the local ones. By total measures on record it is #34 of the 50 states and DC carrying any tracked action, and #32 by city and county measures alone. Ranking is by count of sourced entries in this dataset, so it measures documented activity, not the size of the buildout. ## Sources for Nevada 11 citations behind the entries above. Each opens in a new tab. - Statewide · Executive Order 2026-005 — Nevada Standard for Responsible Data Center Development (In force, 2026-09) [gov.nv.gov →](https://www.gov.nv.gov/press-releases/governor-joe-lombardo-signs-executive-order-placing-guardrails-on-data-center-development-restoring-education-funding/) - Statewide — Executive Order on Data Centers (Proposed, 2026-09) [nevadacurrent.com →](https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/18/lombardo-doubles-down-on-data-centers-offers-trimmed-tax-breaks-commitments-to-wary-public/) - Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe and 1 other locality — Tribal moratorium on data centers with no end date (In force, 2026-05 to 2026-08) [kunr.org →](https://www.kunr.org/energy-and-environment/2026-09-02/northern-nevada-tribes-speak-out-against-data-centers) - Humboldt County and 1 other locality — 2 separate measures, cited together (In force, 2026-06 to 2026-07) [thenevadaindependent.com →](https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-has-your-city-or-county-regulated-data-centers-heres-the-latest-in-nevada) - Nye County — Ban on data centers in Pahrump Valley / Basin 162 (In force, 2026-08) [nevadacurrent.com →](https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/08/20/nye-county-totally-bans-data-centers-in-over-appropriated-water-basin/) - Nye County (Pahrump) — Local moratorium on data centers with no end date (In force, 2026-08) [pvtimes.com →](https://pvtimes.com/news/data-centers-banned-in-pahrump-189671/) - Reno — Extended data center moratorium (In force, 2026-06) [nevadacurrent.com →](https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/06/03/reno-city-council-extends-data-center-moratorium-promises-effort-is-not-political/) - Reno (Moratorium Rejection) — Reno (Moratorium Rejection) data center moratorium (In force, 2025-02) [thisisreno.com →](https://thisisreno.com/2025/02/reno-planning-commission-data-center-moratorium/) - Reno (data center moratorium extended into 2027), NV — Reno (data center moratorium extended into 2027), NV data center moratorium (In force, 2026-06) [kunr.org →](https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2026-06-05/reno-city-council-extends-data-center-moratorium-into-2027) - White Pine County — Local moratorium on data centers through January 18, 2027 (In force, 2026-07) [elynews.com →](https://elynews.com/2026/07/30/joint-white-pine-county-commission-road-commission-and-liquor-board-meeting/) - Henderson — Rejected local moratorium on data centers (Failed / vetoed, 2026-07) [thenevadaindependent.com →](https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/henderson-rejects-data-center-moratorium-instead-exploring-code-changes) [See all 1419 sources across every state →](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/sources) ## What does bind large loads in Nevada A moratorium is only one way a data center gets stopped. The grid operator decides whether it can connect at all, and on what terms. Nevada sits in 2 footprints. Non-RTO utility territoryDominant No RTO or ISO market here. Interconnection terms, study queues and curtailment rights for a large load are set by the individual utility and its state commission. CAISO Surplus capacity; large-load rules still in stakeholder process to a November filing. NV Energy is non-RTO (WECC); FERC notes CAISO covers a small part of Nevada. [See the full Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist →](https://savrn.com/data-center-grid-operator-watchlist) ## States next door 5 of the 5 states bordering Nevada have at least one data-center measure on record. Restrictions tend to travel between neighbors, so this is usually where the next one comes from. [California 65](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/california) [Oregon 17](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oregon) [Arizona 15](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona) [Idaho 13](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/idaho) [Utah 12](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/utah) ## Data centers in Nevada The US Data Center Map identifies 61 facilities run by 27 operators in Nevada, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with the measures on this page beside them. [Open the Nevada data center map →](https://savrn.com/data-center-map/nevada) · [The US Data Center Map →](https://savrn.com/data-center-map) [Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama) [Alaska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alaska) [Arizona](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona) [Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas) [California](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/california) [Colorado](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/colorado) [Connecticut](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/connecticut) [Delaware](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/delaware) [Florida](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/florida) [Georgia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/georgia) [Hawaii](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/hawaii) [Idaho](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/idaho) [Illinois](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/illinois) [Indiana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/indiana) [Iowa](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/iowa) [Kansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kansas) [Kentucky](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kentucky) [Louisiana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/louisiana) [Maine](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maine) [Maryland](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maryland) [Massachusetts](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/massachusetts) [Michigan](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/michigan) [Minnesota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/minnesota) [Mississippi](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/mississippi) [Missouri](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/missouri) [Montana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/montana) [Nebraska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nebraska) [Nevada](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nevada) [New Hampshire](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-hampshire) [New Jersey](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-jersey) [New Mexico](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-mexico) [New York](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-york) [North Carolina](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/north-carolina) [North Dakota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/north-dakota) [Ohio](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/ohio) [Oklahoma](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oklahoma) [Oregon](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oregon) [Pennsylvania](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/pennsylvania) [Rhode Island](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/rhode-island) [South Carolina](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/south-carolina) [South Dakota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/south-dakota) [Tennessee](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/tennessee) [Texas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/texas) [Utah](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/utah) [Vermont](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/vermont) [Virginia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/virginia) [Washington](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/washington) [Washington, DC](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/washington-dc) [West Virginia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/west-virginia) [Wisconsin](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wisconsin) [Wyoming](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wyoming) ### How to read this page In force = a moratorium, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback that is currently enacted, by statute or executive order. Paused = a temporary hold on new incentives or applications. Proposed = introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed. This page is generated from the same primary-sourced dataset as the national [U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker) and is re-checked on the same weekly cycle, whether or not anything changed. Legislative status changes quickly; it is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date in Nevada? [Tell us](https://savrn.com/contact). Companion references: the [Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-grid-operator-watchlist) for the interconnection and curtailment rules that bind here, the [Data Center Water Tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-water-tracker) for water mandates, and the [Data Center Delay Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-delay-tracker) for named projects. ## Why Nevada is pushing back The objections repeat from state to state: strain on the electric grid, water drawn for cooling, and the sense that a facility takes local resources without giving much back. SAVRN builds AI factories designed around those three objections: on-site power that does not lean on the public grid, direct-to-chip cooling that does not consume municipal water, and a training institute that puts local people to work inside the building. [See how a SAVRN factory works](https://savrn.com/system) [Talk to us about a Nevada site](https://savrn.com/engage)