Data center siting snapshot: Storey County, Nevada

Line miles are measured from the archived HIFLD Transmission Lines layer inside the Census county boundary. Mapped lines are not available capacity.

What the public record shows

The archived HIFLD map indicates approximately 12.7 miles of 230 kV-and-above transmission line within Storey County, all at 345 kV ^[1]. An additional 53.5 miles of 115–161 kV line are mapped in the area ^[2]. Sierra Pacific Power is the owner of record with the most mapped 115 kV+ line miles ^[3]. One named line endpoint touching 230 kV+ lines is mapped inside the county ^[4]. Sierra Pacific Power’s mapped service territory covers part of the county, though boundaries are approximate ^[5].

As of 2026-11-09, records hold no county- or city-level data center moratorium or ordinance for Storey County ^[6]. At the state level, AB458, SB69, and AB509 were enacted in 2025 ^[7][8][9]. AB226 was vetoed, while SB403 and AB77 failed ^[10][11][12].

Drafted by our local model from the numbered facts below, then checked sentence by sentence by a second model and a rules-based check.

Data center rules on record

Rule records come from The MW Desk legislation tracker, which includes rows from the Moratorium Nation dataset by Michael J. Bommarito (CC BY 4.0). Statuses change; confirm with the jurisdiction's own record.

Utilities on record

Sierra Pacific Power. (HIFLD/EIA-861 territory polygons; approximate and often overlapping.)

Market context on The MW Desk: Reno / Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, Las Vegas.

Sources

1. [1] The archived HIFLD map shows about 12.7 miles of 230 kV-and-above transmission line inside Storey County, NV: 0.0 miles at 500 kV or more, 12.7 miles at 345 kV and 0.0 miles at 230 kV. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
2. [2] The same map shows about 53.5 miles of 115–161 kV line in the county. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
3. [3] Owners of record with the most mapped 115 kV+ line miles in the county: Sierra Pacific Power. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
4. [4] 1 named line endpoints touching 230 kV+ lines (usually substations or switchyards) are mapped inside the county. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
5. [5] Retail electric utilities whose mapped service territory covers part of the county include: Sierra Pacific Power. Territory boundaries are approximate. Source: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (EIA-861 based; archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
6. [6] Our records hold no county- or city-level data center moratorium or ordinance for Storey County as of 2026-11-09. Source: The MW Desk legislation tracker
7. [7] Nevada state/utility level, Nevada: AB458 (83rd, 2025) (Amends NRS 704.021 to exclude certain data center on-premises electric service equipment from the definition of a public utility). Status: enacted, dated 2025-06-06. Source: AB458 (83rd, 2025) Overview - Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System (NELIS)
8. [8] Nevada state/utility level, Nevada: SB69 (83rd, 2025) (Requires defray agreements with local governments for certain projects in economic diversification districts, adds local notice steps, and revises audits for recipients of data center partial abatements). Status: enacted, dated 2025-06-06. Source: SB69 (83rd, 2025) Overview - Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System (NELIS)
9. [9] Nevada state/utility level, Nevada: AB509 (83rd, 2025) (Broadband and right-of-way bill with data center language in utility service definitions tied to NRS 360.754). Status: enacted, dated 2025-05-30. Source: AB509 (83rd, 2025) Overview - Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System (NELIS)
10. [10] Nevada state/utility level, Nevada: AB226 (83rd, 2025) (Would require certain tax credit or abatement applicants to include community collaboration and community benefits planning; the bill text amends data center abatement provisions in NRS 360.754). Status: vetoed, dated 2025-06-10. Source: AB226 (83rd, 2025) Overview - Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System (NELIS)
11. [11] Nevada state/utility level, Nevada: SB403 (83rd, 2025) (Education and economic-development bill authorizing workforce-learning plan requirements in certain tax-credit and abatement agreements, including provisions touching data center abatement statutes). Status: failed, dated 2025-06-03. Source: SB403 (83rd, 2025) Overview - Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System (NELIS)
12. [12] Nevada state/utility level, Nevada: AB77 (83rd, 2025) (Would revise partial-abatement criteria under NRS 360.754 for new or expanded data centers and related colocated businesses). Status: failed, dated 2025-04-12. Source: AB77 (83rd, 2025) Overview - Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System (NELIS)