Rural Nevada counties especially vulnerable to Hoover Dam hydropower decline

Lake Mead's Decline Threatens 70% Cut to Hoover Dam Hydropower Capacity

Lake Mead is projected to drop below 1,035 feet above sea level within the next 12 months, a critical threshold that will trigger a 70% redu

Nevada data center projects could demand nearly 3 times Hoover Dam's capacity

NV Energy estimates that 12 data center projects in Nevada will require 5,900 megawatts of energy demand — about 2.8 times the capacity of t

Nevada's Mojave solar boom: Clean energy or corporate resource extraction?

This investigative piece examines how utility-scale solar development in Nevada's Mojave Desert, marketed as clean energy for decarbonizatio

Lake Tahoe faces energy crisis as NV Energy redirects power to AI data centers, threatening 49,000 residents

NV Energy, the Nevada utility supplying 75% of Lake Tahoe's power, will stop providing electricity after May 2027, redirecting energy to dat

Lake Tahoe faces energy crisis as NV Energy redirects power to AI data centers, threatening 49,000 residents

NV Energy, the Nevada utility supplying 75% of Lake Tahoe's power, will stop providing electricity after May 2027, redirecting energy to dat

Letter: Lower Snake River dams face economic pressure from declining output and cheaper solar energy

This letter to the editor argues that the four lower Snake River dams are facing metaphorical "cracks" due to declining energy generation (d

Water shortages could prevent the US from mining more lithium, deepening reliance on foreign imports