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Clark County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Clark County Council, Las Vegas City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.
Clark County’s federal delegation includes US Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC District 5), US Rep. Addison McDowell (NC District 6), and US Rep. Richard Hudson (NC District 9) and Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis.
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DATA CENTER: NEWS, INFORMATION & RESOURCE CENTER FOR LAS VEGAS
Full resource center →Southern Nevada's only data-center ballot question failed on Nov. 3, and the next decisions run through Clark County, the state utility regulator, and the regional water authority.
A data center in or near Las Vegas would first need local land-use approval through City of Las Vegas, and Clark County Commission weighs in on land outside city limits and on tax incentives. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada is the state utility regulator; it reviews rates and large-customer power contracts for the utilities it oversees. Air and water permits come from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
National context: Federal energy researchers estimate data centers used about 4.4% of all U.S. electricity in 2023 and could use 6.7% to 12% by 2028, which is why utility commissions, local boards, and voters are now central to where these campuses land. U.S. Department of Energy report
What’s on file near Las Vegas
- Boulder City, Clark CountyVoters rejected Question 1, which would have let the City Council lease land in the 107,400-acre Eldorado Valley Transfer Area to data centers, 1,973 yes to 4,726 no (about 29% to 71%). It was Nevada's only data-center measure on the Nov. 3 ballot.
- Clark CountyThe Clark County Commission approved a Switch expansion in June and directed staff to study development standards for data centers.
- Power and waterNV Energy's 2026 integrated resource plan, before the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, accounts for rapidly growing data-center demand, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority's ban on evaporative cooling applies to new data centers.
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From across the HERE network
- From HERE RaleighNov 3, 2026 · NC
Raleigh Data Center Expansion Slips in Ahead of Moratorium
RALEIGH, N.C. — A planned data center expansion in west Raleigh will be reviewed under the city’s old rules because the application landed four days before…
- From HERE NashvilleNov 2, 2026 · TN
Tennessee Data Centers Spread as Towns Push Back
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee now has somewhere between 60 and 65 data centers in operation, and a growing list of local governments wants to slow down…
- From HERE SavannahNov 2, 2026 · GA
OpenAI Data Center Plan Up for Vote Tuesday in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ga. — Effingham County commissioners meeting in Springfield, Ga., are scheduled to decide Tuesday evening whether to approve site plans for Project Camellia, the large…
- From HERE LansingOct 31, 2026 · MI
Delhi Township Board Votes Against Proposed Holt Data Center
DELHI TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Three days after regional developers floated a giant data center for Delhi Township, the township board voted 6-0 Friday night to go…
- From HERE San AntonioOct 30, 2026 · TX
New Data Centers Need Council Approval in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Every new data center proposed inside San Antonio will now need a public hearing and a City Council vote. Council members approved…
- From HERE LansingOct 29, 2026 · MI
Delhi Township Quits LEAP a Day After $10B Data Center Pitch
DELHI TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Delhi Township has walked away from the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, ending its membership Wednesday, just one day after the regional economic…
Updated weekly. Last updated Nov 6, 2026. Election results cited are unofficial until certified.