Nevada local moratoria
Every local infrastructure moratorium in the inventory for Nevada, current through September 23, 2026.
7 instruments — 5 in force, 0 pending, 2 past.
State policy is tracked separately: 7 actions (7 bills) in state_legislation.csv. These are not included in the local count above.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Enacted | Sectors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt County | County | 2026-07-06 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Lander County | County | 2024 | solar, wind, battery storage | ⚪ Expired |
| Nye County | County | 2023 | solar, battery storage | ⚪ Replaced |
| Nye County | County | 2026-06-02 | data center, cryptocurrency mining | 🟢 Active |
| Reno | City | 2026-06-01 | data center | 🟢 Extended |
| Wells | City | 2026-06-23 | data center, cryptocurrency mining | 🟢 Active |
| White Pine County | County | 2026-07-22 | data center | 🟢 Active |
Detailed entries
Humboldt County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-07-06, Humboldt County Commission, unanimous vote on second reading of Bill No. 05-18-26 (one local news account describes the meeting as occurring July 7)
- Normalized date:
2026-07-06(exact) - Duration: Through July 13, 2027 (amended at the meeting)
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
nv-humboldt-county-2026 - Legal basis: Bill No. 05-18-26 (Humboldt County), a temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications for new data center facilities in unincorporated Humboldt County; does not apply within the city of Winnemucca
- What prompted it: Precautionary pause pending regulation; no data center proposal or development application was pending when the measure passed
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; set to expire 2027-07-13 absent further action or extension. Continued force confirmed by the Nevada Independent's statewide roundup (last updated Aug. 26, 2026) and by the recitals of White Pine County Resolution 2026-18 (adopted July 22, 2026), both of which describe the Humboldt County moratorium as presently in effect.
- Outcome: —
Lander County
- Type: County
- Status: ⚪ Expired
- Date enacted: Resolution 2024-09 (original 9-month moratorium; exact 2024 adoption date not confirmed)
- Normalized date:
2024(year_only) - Duration: 9 months originally; extended 6 months by Resolution 2025-11 (adopted 2025-07-24) through Jan. 24, 2026
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: solar, wind, battery storage
- Moratorium ID:
nv-lander-county-2024 - Legal basis: Resolution 2024-09 (original), extended by Resolution 2025-11 (adopted 2025-07-24, through 2026-01-24)
- What prompted it: Time to study standards for renewable energy generation facility siting (solar, wind, storage)
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Expired 2026-01-24 (last confirmed extension); Lander County's moratorium on renewable energy generation facilities (including battery storage), originally Resolution 2024-09, was extended six months by Resolution 2025-11 (adopted 2025-07-24) through Jan. 24, 2026. No further extension confirmed as of 2026-09-23. [VERIFY details not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-09 refresh]
- Outcome: Term lapsed; status after Jan. 24, 2026 not confirmed
Nye County
- Type: County
- Status: ⚪ Replaced
- Date enacted: 2023 (original moratorium on renewable energy generation facilities; exact date not confirmed)
- Normalized date:
2023(year_only) - Duration: Continued by Resolution 2024-25 (Sept. 17, 2024 agenda item) through Dec. 21, 2024
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: solar, battery storage
- Moratorium ID:
nv-nye-county-2023 - Legal basis: Nye County resolution(s) continuing a temporary moratorium on renewable energy generation facilities (most recently Resolution 2024-25), superseded by Bill 2024-03 (permanent special-use-permit code for renewable energy siting, including battery energy storage)
- What prompted it: Time to finalize permanent special-use-permit standards for renewable energy/BESS siting
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Replaced; Nye County's temporary moratorium on renewable energy generation facilities (including battery storage), last extended to Dec. 21, 2024 via Resolution 2024-25, was superseded by Bill 2024-03, a permanent rewrite of the county's special-use-permit code (Title 17, Ch. 17.10) governing renewable energy, battery energy storage, and related aboveground utility projects. [VERIFY details not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh]
- Outcome: Superseded by permanent zoning code
Nye County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-06-02 (Nye County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a countywide moratorium on new data center applications at its Tuesday, June 2, 2026 meeting, per Pahrump Valley Times)
- Normalized date:
2026-06-02(exact) - Duration: No fixed term; Commissioner Strickland was quoted estimating a new data center ordinance could be ready 'in about 90 days,' but the moratorium's stated end condition is adoption of local data center regulations, not a calendar date.
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
- Moratorium ID:
nv-nye-county-2026 - Legal basis: Board of County Commissioners resolution under NRS 244.110/244.119
- What prompted it: Nye County Water District Governing Board's 2026-05-27 emergency request that the commission impose a moratorium, driven by concerns over data center water demand on a 'critically over-appropriated' aquifer (Nevada Hydrographic Basin 162) in the Pahrump Regional Planning District
- Affected projects: Manse Technology Campus (formerly 'Project Blackjack'), a proposed ~900-acre, $18.4B Gigawatt Development Partners LLC data center campus in the Pahrump area, is now blocked by the August 18, 2026 Basin 162 ban; per KTNV (2026-09), 'given the ban, [it] appears to no longer be feasible, at least not where it was originally proposed.'
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. The countywide temporary moratorium adopted June 2, 2026 remains in force outside Hydrographic Basin 162, per Nevada Current (2026-08-20): 'Following a county-wide moratorium on any new data center applications... which will remain in effect until the county adopts local data center regulations.' On August 18, 2026 the Board separately voted 5-0 to permanently ban data center construction/operation within Basin 162 (Pahrump Valley) -- reported as Nevada's first outright local data-center ban -- while directing staff to bring county-wide siting regulations (Bill No. 2026-14) for the remainder of the county. A September 14, 2026 special meeting/public hearing on Bill No. 2026-14 was canceled (announced 2026-09-04): 'The proposed bill remains under review. No new hearing date has been scheduled at this time' (Nye County Public Communications Manager Arnold Knightly, via Pahrump Valley Times). As of 2026-09-23 no new hearing date had been announced, so the temporary countywide moratorium continues to govern areas outside Basin 162.
- Outcome: Countywide moratorium on new data center applications adopted 2026-06-02 and still in force outside Hydrographic Basin 162 as of 2026-09-23; a separate permanent ban on data centers within Basin 162 (Pahrump Valley) was adopted 2026-08-18, and a county-wide permanent siting ordinance (Bill No. 2026-14) for the rest of the county remains under review with no hearing scheduled.
Reno
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Extended
- Date enacted: Reno City Council approved a final moratorium resolution on/around 2026-06-01, extending an earlier temporary pause on special-use permits for new data centers through August 31, 2027, by a 6-1 vote (Councilmember Kathleen Taylor dissenting). Coverage headlines describe this both as an 'extension' of an existing pause and as the council 'approving' the moratorium, consistent with an initial shorter pause enacted earlier in 2026 that was then extended.
- Normalized date:
2026-06-01(range) - Duration: Runs through August 31, 2027, or until the city adopts new data center regulations, whichever comes first.
- Current end date:
2027-08-31 - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
nv-reno-2026 - Legal basis: City Council resolution adopted 2026-06-01 under Reno Municipal Code (RMC) Section 1.07.010 moratorium procedures, applying to data center conditional-use-permit applications as defined in RMC 18.09.301 and required by RMC 18.03.206; a preceding 30-day 'pending moratorium' was adopted 2026-05-14. No numbered 'Resolution No.' for the final moratorium was located in city materials or news coverage as of 2026-09-23.
- What prompted it: Concerns over water use and rising power costs from new data center development
- Affected projects: Not specifically named in sources reviewed
- Detailed status: Active/extended as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via the City of Reno's own official Development Services 'Initiatives and Updates' page (primary/official source, not just news): the final moratorium resolution, adopted 2026-06-01 on a 6-1 vote (Councilmember Kathleen Taylor dissenting), runs through 2027-08-31 or until new data center regulations are adopted, whichever is earlier. [VERIFY instrument/resolution number: still not published in city materials, reno.legistar.com, or the news coverage reviewed as of 2026-09-23]
- Outcome: Moratorium on new data center special-use permits extended through August 2027
Wells
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-06-23, Wells City Council, unanimous vote (4-0, Councilman Richard Peltier absent) on Resolution No. 26-06
- Normalized date:
2026-06-23(exact) - Duration: 12 months from the effective date (adoption), unless earlier repealed, modified, extended, or superseded by Council action.
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
- Moratorium ID:
nv-wells-2026 - Legal basis: Resolution No. 26-06 (City of Wells), establishing a temporary moratorium on acceptance, processing, approval, and issuance of land use applications, development approvals, business licenses, building permits, and related entitlements for data centers
- What prompted it: Preemptive/precautionary pause; city stated no data center projects were proposed or approved in Wells at adoption, but wanted time to study land use, infrastructure, water, electricity, noise, and emergency-response impacts before any proposal arrives.
- Affected projects: None; the city stated there were no approved data center projects within Wells at the time of adoption.
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. 12-month moratorium adopted June 23, 2026 (Resolution No. 26-06), running through approximately June 23, 2027 unless repealed, modified, extended, or superseded by the Council.
- Outcome: Wells City Council adopted a 12-month moratorium on data center land use applications, business licenses, and building permits, directing staff to work with Elko County and neighboring jurisdictions on regulations, zoning requirements, and development standards.
White Pine County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-07-22, White Pine County Board of County Commissioners, adopted at a duly noticed public meeting (per the signed resolution's adoption clause)
- Normalized date:
2026-07-22(exact) - Duration: 180 calendar days from the effective date (adoption), renewable by Board resolution for one additional period of up to 180 days after a noticed public hearing.
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
nv-white-pine-county-2026 - Legal basis: Resolution No. 2026-18 (White Pine County), imposing a temporary moratorium on acceptance, processing, and approval of land use applications for data center development, under NRS 244.137-244.146 and NRS 278.250/278.260
- What prompted it: Preemptive pause after White Pine County was identified at an April 24, 2026 Nevada Legislature Joint Interim Committee on Public Lands meeting as a target for data center development (with BLM officials present), combined with concerns over the Steptoe Valley aquifer, limited rural electric infrastructure, and the lack of data-center-specific zoning standards in Title 17.
- Affected projects: None named; the county had not yet received formal data center applications as of the resolution's adoption, but was reportedly identified as an industry target.
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. 180-day moratorium adopted July 22, 2026 (Resolution No. 2026-18), running through approximately January 18, 2027 while staff study water supply, grid capacity, and road impacts and draft a Title 17 data-center ordinance; renewable for one further 180-day period.
- Outcome: White Pine County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2026-18, a 180-day moratorium on data center land use applications, directing staff to study water, power, and infrastructure impacts and draft data-center-specific zoning regulations.
Source: moratorium_inventory.csv · Methodology · Codebook.