""I can't remember a time in the history of the industry where we've seen as much interest in adding load, which is primarily driven by data centers," said Shawn Elicegui, senior vice president of regulatory and resource planning for NV Energy."
""It's very alarming, and it's probably the single largest natural resource issue of our time," said Olivia Tanager, director of the Sierra Club's Toiyabe chapter covering Nevada."
Nevada's largest utility anticipates needing three times the electricity of Las Vegas to support proposed data centers, potentially jeopardizing clean energy targets of 50% renewables by 2030. The surge in demand for data centers, driven by artificial intelligence, is prompting utilities nationwide to reconsider their energy strategies. In North Carolina, utilities are delaying coal plant retirements and increasing natural gas capacity. NextEra Energy has abandoned its zero emissions goal due to rising power demands. Environmentalists express concern over the implications for carbon reduction efforts.
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