""I can't remember a time in the history of the industry where we've seen as much interest in adding load, which is primarily driven by data centers," said Shawn Elicegui, senior vice president of regulatory and resource planning for NV Energy."
""It's very alarming, and it's probably the single largest natural resource issue of our time," said Olivia Tanager, director of the Sierra Club's Toiyabe chapter covering Nevada."
Nevada's largest utility anticipates needing three times the electricity of Las Vegas to support proposed data centers, risking the state's clean energy goals of 50% renewable power by 2030. The surge in demand for electricity from data centers, driven by artificial intelligence, poses challenges for utilities nationwide. In North Carolina, utilities are revising plans to delay coal plant retirements and build more natural gas plants. NextEra Energy has abandoned its zero emissions goal due to rising power demands, raising concerns about environmental impacts.
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