The Consortium brings together public, private, and community stakeholders to share knowledge, build trust, and collaborate on aligned solutions for data center development across the Truckee Meadows and Northern Nevada.
On October 1, nearly 70 regional leaders - spanning government, NGOs, academia, research, and the broader community - convened at UNR’s Innevation Center to launch this collaborative effort - marking an important step toward balanced, sustainable growth in our region.
Working Groups & Next Steps
The next phase focuses on forming four volunteer working groups - Engagement, Built Environment, Natural Resources, and Economics - that will meet virtually through the end of 2025. These cross-sector led groups will help shape recommendations for local and regional stakeholders, including elected officials, agency staff, private-sector partners, and the public.
If you’d like to get involved or stay informed, please sign up for a working group, register for the first working group meeting focused on Community Engagement scheduled for December 11th at 12 PM (virtual), or reach out via the contact link below.
And if you have feedback at any point in the process, you’re invited to share it anytime using this form.
Events
Looking ahead, here are some upcoming events where Consortium participants will be present, speaking or are otherwise engaged on the topic of data centers in Nevada:
- October 1st - Truckee Meadows Data Center Policy Consortium Launch - UNR Innevation Center
- October 2nd - Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce Energy Economy Summit
- October 16th - NAIOP Data Center Forum
- October 23rd - 53rd Annual Nevada State Planning Conference
- December 10th - Data Centers in Nevada: Understanding and Shaping the Impacts (Zoom Webinar Link - hosted by the Nevada Climate Forum)
- December 11th - Policy Consortium Working Groups Kickoff (Virtual Only: 12-1PM - Register for Meeting)
As additional events are scheduled or announced, they will be shared here.
Stay Connected
Consortium Core Team
The Consortium’s core team serves as its founding partners and active facilitators - convening stakeholders, supporting working groups, and keeping the mission moving forward through open, community-centered collaboration.
Manny Becerra
Manny Becerra is a civic-minded technologist and public servant focused on innovation, sustainability, and smart growth across Northern Nevada. A systems thinker, Manny led and developed high-performing teams and deepened his professional craft at Tesla - shaping global user experiences, developer relations, design systems, and community partnerships, while effectively bridging industry, workforce, and education. He serves as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Reno, advises the Reno City Council, and works with regional stakeholders on community engagement, high-energy and emerging land uses, and thoughtful, sustainable policy alignment that is both business-friendly and community-responsible.
Dr. Kerry Rohrmeier, AICP
Dr. Kerry Rohrmeier, AICP, is the Nevada Climate & Energy Strategy Director for The Nature Conservancy. Definitely a geographer long before earning her doctoral degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, Kerry spent much of her career working in land use planning and policy and spent nearly two decades as an academic and practitioner. Kerry enjoys helping rural communities through the clean energy transition even though she lives in a metro where she serves as Planning Commissioner to the City of Reno and to the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency.
Olivia Tanager
Olivia Tanager is the Executive Director of the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter, which is the largest grassroots environmental organization in Nevada. Before assuming this role in March of 2024, Olivia led environmental justice organizing and policy campaigns in Nevada for progressive organizations. Olivia holds degrees in environmental science and geology and a master of public policy where she focused on energy and climate issues. Olivia has been a leading voice on data center accountability in the West.