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Nevada Data Center Power Rules: Large-Load Tariffs and State Law
How Nevada’s utilities and lawmakers handle data-center-sized power requests: 1 utility, compiled from public filings, with a source on every entry.
Last checked October 22, 2026All states
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Nevada utilities and their large-load rules.
NV Energy
NV · Non-RTO West · Berkshire Hathaway Energy
In reviewMay 2026Large Load Electric Service Agreement (LLESA)
NV Energy proposes individual long-term contracts for very large customers, with minimum payments and financial security, each needing state approval.
- Applies to: Typically above 25 MW and needing new generation or transmission
- Long-term energy commitments
- Minimum usage payments
- Financial security from the customer
- Each agreement reviewed and approved by the Nevada PUC
Sources: NV Energy, Large Load Electric Service Agreement (LLESA) Fact Sheet (2026); New Project Media, NV Energy seeks large-load approvals for AWS, Prologis, Novva, and Fleet data centers (2026); Latitude Media, The Clean Transition Tariff won approval in Nevada. What's next for Fervo? (2025)
What this can and can’t tell you
The rules are public. Whether your site can get power isn’t.
Anyone could pull these filings; we compile them so they’re easy to find. Terms change often, so confirm them with the utility or the commission docket before relying on them.
Going deeper: Data Center Site Selection in Nevada: NV Energy, Reno and Las Vegas, Water Rules and GOED Abatements
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- A utility’s published rules for large new loads
- The same answer for every site in that utility’s territory
- What the terms are if power is available
- Compiled from filings anyone can read
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Cite this tracker
BlackForge Data Centers. "Nevada data center power rules," Large-Load Power Tracker. Last checked October 22, 2026. https://www.blackforgedatacenters.com/data-center-power-tracker/nevada
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