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Read Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada
Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada

Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada

May 21, 2026 Nevada

Fleet has begun construction on its first data center facility near Reno, Nevada. Local reports say the company broke ground this week at an event attended by Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo. The project will deliver a 230MW data center on a 256-acre site in Storey County owned by Tract.The Fleet...

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Read Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center
Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center

Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center

May 04, 2026 Reno

US data center firm Centra has topped out a new facility in Reno, Nevada. "We've officially topped out RNO2, our second Reno facility and the region's first carrier-neutral interconnection data center,” the company said on LinkedIn. “This moment represents our significant progress toward...

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Read Tract’s Fleet Data Centers Seeks $3.8bn to Fuel Nevada Build-out
Tract’s Fleet Data Centers Seeks $3.8bn to Fuel Nevada Build-out

Tract’s Fleet Data Centers Seeks $3.8bn to Fuel Nevada Build-out

February 14, 2026 Tract

Fleet Data Centers, the data center development arm of Tract, is seeking to raise billions of dollars to build out a campus in Reno, Nevada, for a major tenant.The project has been 100 percent leased to an unnamed “AA- investment grade rated tenant with a market cap in excess of $3 trillion” on a...

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Read Tract expands into Illinois with plans for 1GW data center park
Tract expands into Illinois with plans for 1GW data center park

Tract expands into Illinois with plans for 1GW data center park

January 16, 2026 Tract

Data center park developer Tract is expanding into Chicago, Illinois. The campus, located off I-80 and Highway 6 in Morris, can reportedly support up to 1GW at full build-out across ~2.9 million sq ft of data center capacity. Initial energization is targeted for June 2028, and a full 1GW load...

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Read Lumen data center in Reno gets operating license 26 years after launching
Lumen data center in Reno gets operating license 26 years after launching

Lumen data center in Reno gets operating license 26 years after launching

September 23, 2025 Reno

An existing data center in Reno, Nevada, was granted a new business license to operate after going without one for nearly 20 years. The 5,925 sq ft (550 sqm) building, on a 0.28-acre site at 220 Gardner Street, was set up in 1999 by Williams Telecommunications as a telecommunications facility....

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Read Tract Acquires 1,000 Acres in Nevada for 1.6GW Data Center Park
Tract Acquires 1,000 Acres in Nevada for 1.6GW Data Center Park

Tract Acquires 1,000 Acres in Nevada for 1.6GW Data Center Park

September 20, 2025 Nevada

US data center park developer Tract this week announced the acquisition of approximately 1,060 acres of land near Silver Springs in Lyon County, following a successful rezoning and development agreement with the county. The site can reportedly support up to 1.6GW of data center capacity, with an...

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Read Sierra Club appeals against data center in Reno, Nevada
Sierra Club appeals against data center in Reno, Nevada

Sierra Club appeals against data center in Reno, Nevada

January 14, 2025 Nevada

The Sierra Club, an environmental preservation organization with chapters in all 50 states has filed an appeal against the approval of the Webb Data Center by the Reno Planning Commission on December 18. The commission voted 4-2 for recommending proposals from Ellis Partners for an...

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Read Vegas Sphere powered by 150 Nvidia RTX A6000 GPUs
Vegas Sphere powered by 150 Nvidia RTX A6000 GPUs

Vegas Sphere powered by 150 Nvidia RTX A6000 GPUs

July 15, 2024 Las Vegas

The Sphere in Las Vegas, popularly known for its globe shape and LED displays that cover 750,000 sq ft (69,677 sqm) inside and out is reportedly powered by 150 of Nvidia's RTX A6000 GPUs with each having a 48GB memory and maximum power consumption of 300W. “Sphere is captivating audiences not...

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Read Deep Edge Realty expands in Reno
Deep Edge Realty expands in Reno

Deep Edge Realty expands in Reno

December 09, 2021 CENTRA: 200 S Virginia (RNO01)

Deep Edge Realty is expanding in Reno following the signing of a long-term lease at Basin Street Properties 200 South Virginia building. The company’s data center will be located on the sixth floor and offer interconnections to over ten regional service providers as well as the Tahoe Internet...

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Read Switch and the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center to partner and create a water pipeline for recycled water
Switch and the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center to partner and create a water pipeline for recycled water

Switch and the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center to partner and create a water pipeline for recycled water

November 03, 2021 Reno

Switch and the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center have joined forces to create a regional water improvement pipeline. The project in Sparks, Nevada, will see the construction of a 16-mile pipeline that will transport 4,000 acre-feet of “treated effluent water” from the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation...

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Read Google to use Geothermal Energy for Nevada Data Center Campus
Google to use Geothermal Energy for Nevada Data Center Campus

Google to use Geothermal Energy for Nevada Data Center Campus

May 18, 2021 Google Henderson NV

Google has announced that it would soon start using geothermal energy to power its Nevada data center. The announcement will see Google become the first hyper-scale cloud operator to use the earth’s heat to power its servers. Fervo Energy, a clean energy startup, will be helping Google develop...

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Read Google is Planning the Biggest Solar + Storage Array
Google is Planning the Biggest Solar + Storage Array

Google is Planning the Biggest Solar + Storage Array

January 09, 2020 Google Henderson NV

Google and NV Energy have agreed to power a new $600 million data center in Henderson, NV, through what they say is the world’s biggest battery-backed solar deal for a corporate customer. The agreement involves roughly 350 MW of solar photovoltaics and between 250 and 280 MW of battery...

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Read Google Breaks Ground on $600M Las Vegas Data Center
Google Breaks Ground on $600M Las Vegas Data Center

Google Breaks Ground on $600M Las Vegas Data Center

July 02, 2019 Google Henderson NV

Google held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 1st for its new campus in Henderson Nevada, roughly 10 miles south of downtown Las Vegas. The initial building is a 750,000-square-foot and the search engine giant will invest $600 million in the project. According to Google’s application for the data...

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Read Switch Expanding Las Vegas CORE Campus
Switch Expanding Las Vegas CORE Campus

Switch Expanding Las Vegas CORE Campus

June 25, 2019 Switch Las Vegas CORE Campus

Switch held a groundbreaking ceremony that included Governor Steve Sisolak and CEO Rob Roy. The company is expanding near it's existing CORE campus in Las Vegas. The expansion will add up to 1.1 million square feet and 115 megawatts of power capacity to the existing campus. Read More:...

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Read City of Reno's data servers will be moved to Switch campus next year
City of Reno's data servers will be moved to Switch campus next year

City of Reno's data servers will be moved to Switch campus next year

December 05, 2018 Switch: Tahoe Reno (The Citadel Campus)

The City of Reno will move its data servers to the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center next year after getting approval for a contract with Switch on Wednesday. Reno City Council members unanimously approved a multi-year contract with Switch and Trace3 to move the city's primary IT center, a step that...

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Read Switch Core Campus Opens LAS VEGAS 10 Data Center (PR)
Switch Core Campus Opens LAS VEGAS 10 Data Center (PR)

Switch Core Campus Opens LAS VEGAS 10 Data Center (PR)

June 15, 2017 Switch Las Vegas 10

LAS VEGAS – Switch, the global technology solutions corporation that is powering the future of the connected world™, today announced the opening of its LAS VEGAS 10 data center, a Switch MOD 250 (Modularly Optimized Design), at Switch’s Core Campus. The Switch MOD 250 is designed, constructed and...

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