The firm behind a controversial, 88.5-acre data center project in Boulder City has pulled its application and instead will build it on federally owned land, the city announced in a Tuesday news release.
Originally, a developer hoped to build a data center on a parcel of city-owned land that had been zoned for solar and battery storage. The lease to go that route expires at the end of the year, according to the city.
On June 26, Bureau of Land Management instead approved a right-of-way grant to build the data center on an adjacent, 80-acre site. The developer behind the project, Houston-based Skylar Capital, did not immediately return a request for comment.
The news comes after the Boulder City Planning Commission, in a near-unanimous vote, recommended the City Council not move forward with the proposal.
Data centers in the small Southern Nevada city have been a hot topic and has drawn scrutiny from residents who are concerned about how data centers use water and energy, as well as the potential for issues like pollution and heat generation.
According to the city, a lease along with property taxes, permit fees and administrative charges could have raked in $2.3 million per year.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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