AI/data center load growth
AI’s physical footprint
Austin
Basin and Range
Big Smoky Valley
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Center for Biological Diversity
Cheatgrass invasion
Community-benefit agreements
County and city master planning implications
County governments (Eureka, White Pine, etc.)
County-level reroute proposals
Cultural resources and burial sites
Data centers (AI training/inference)
Ely
Environment
Eureka
Fallon
Geothermal tradeoffs (loss of hot springs)
Grazing allotments (BLM-administered)
Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
Greenlink North transmission line
Groundwater for pumped storage
Hunters and conservation groups
I-80 corridor
Jakes Valley
Leks (courtship arenas)
Mining claims and future growth areas
NEPA/BLM protest and environmental review process
NV Energy (Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary)
Nevada Department of Wildlife
Nevada Great Basin
Nevada Wildlife Federation
Night-sky/darkness values
Phased buildout tied to verified load and capacity
Predators (ravens, golden eagles)
Public participation and transparency expectations
Ranchers and grazing permittees (Uhalde family)
Real estate and industrial developers
Reese River Valley
Reno/Sparks/Tahoe Reno Industrial Center
Rights-of-way approvals
Robinson Summit Substation
Rural livelihoods (ranching, hunting, recreation)
Sage-grouse state conservation plan (credit/debit ledger)
Sagebrush ecosystem
Siting along disturbed vs undisturbed corridors
Solar energy zones/rights-of-way
Targeted zoning overlays/performance standards
Technology
Tourism and outdoor recreation interests
Tribal governments (Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe)
US Route 50 (Loneliest Road)
Utility corridors
Wilderness preservation vs transition-era infrastructure