PendingRezone

Monarch Data Center zone change

Description

Copia Power was scheduled to ask county commissioners the day after this meeting for a zone change for its Monarch Data Center project.

Impact summary

The zone change would clear the way for a data center in the valley, an issue locals are watching closely.

Applicant

Name: Copia Power

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Recorded in the meeting · City Council

Discussed

Last discussed Aug 5, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Aug 5, 2026

Smith Valley Advisory Council - Aug 5, 2026

Copia Power was scheduled to ask county commissioners the day after this meeting for a zone change for its Monarch Data Center project.

Related issues (1)

Data center scrutiny — Monarch PUD, moratorium, and earthquake preparedness

Nevada isn't in the ShakeAlert early-warning network yet, but Congress directed the USGS to develop a plan to add the state. The seismological lab wants local help building use cases — what could we do with 30–45 seconds of warning — to convince the feds to fund it here.

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