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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jessica Hill

States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame

State Climate Goals Data Centers - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers — and it probably can't do that without fossil fuels.

That means the utility could miss Nevada's clean energy targets requiring 50% renewable power by 2030.

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