NV Leg. - Joint Interim Hearing on Data Centers Wed., March 25, 2026 | 9AM
A substantive legislative meeting on data centers took place on Wed, March 25th @ 9AM - Special Joint Meeting of the Legislature's Interim Standing Committees on Natural Resources and Growth & Infrastructure. The Consortium's stewardship team was present alongside various stakeholder-partners who participated, incl. Desert Research Institute, TMRPA, Water Over Data Alliance (WADA), among others.
Thank you to the broader public as well for sharing your thoughts and recommendations beforehand using the online feedback form - your input has helped shape the conversation and will continue to inform the Consortium's work moving forward.
Thank you to everyone who joined the March 6 stakeholder convening - and to those who have been part of this conversation over the past year. Strong participation at the UNR Innevation Center and online led to thoughtful discussion and continued momentum. Presentation slides are available here, along with a timely APA report on Data Center Waste Heat Recovery highlighted by Dr. Kerry D. Rohrmeier.
The Consortium brings together public, private, and community stakeholders to share knowledge, build trust, and advance coordinated, practical policy approaches for large energy-load land uses such as data centers and associated infrastructure across the Truckee Meadows and neighboring jurisdictions, including rural communities, recognizing their scale, complexity, and long-term community impacts.
Upcoming Events
The events below are opportunities to learn, engage, and connect with Consortium participants and broader stakeholders who are active in discussions about data centers in Nevada. While the Consortium does not host or sponsor all of these events, they are shared for awareness and engagement for anyone interested in the topic.
Spring 2026
January
- 1/12 - Our Energy Future: Community Power & Rural Resilience
- 1/21 - Accelerating Building Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Nevada Climate Forum); 2-3PM
- 1/26 - Consortium Working Group Virtual Update; 12-1PM
- 1/28 - Data Center Literacy Training Sign-Up (Virtual and at The Radical Cat - 6:30PM)
February
- 2/3 - 2/5 - 2026 NWRA Annual Conference | Register | Program PDF
- 2/3: Panel - Data Centers and Water 1: When AI Comes to Town: Water Use and Community Change
- 2/5: Panel - Data Centers and Water 2: Data in the Desert
- 2/4 - 2/18 - Policy Priorities Forums | About the Kenny Guinn Center
March
- 3/6 -
- 3/9 -
- 3/9 -Morning through Evening at TMCC; More Information
- 3/16 -Silver Knolls Community Assoc.; Presentation6:30 PM; Red Rock Fire Station | Zoom
- 3/18 -The Future in the Rearview; DRI's Curiosity Lab: Water, Innovation, and Nevada’s Future6:30 PM; DRI’s Reno Campus | Tickets
- 3/25 -9AM | In-person in Carson City | Streamed Online in Las Vegas
Topics may include growth, infrastructure, and related emerging land uses such as data centers.
- 3/30-31 -March 30-31 | In-person in Lovelock, NV
Topics include looking at critical issues impacting the entire region including data centers, power supplies, and sustainable funding.
Past Events - Fall 2025
- 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.
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Consortium Stewardship Team
The Consortium’s stewardship team serves as its active facilitators - convening stakeholders, supporting working groups, and keeping the mission moving forward through open, community-centered collaboration. The team's supported by the Consortium's broad coalition of partners and stakeholders.
Dr. Kerry D. Rohrmeier, AICP, Energy, Climate & Impact Lead
Dr. Kerry D. Rohrmeier, AICP, is a climate and energy strategist and certified land use planner. 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 a Planning Commissioner for the City of Reno and previously served on the Regional Planning Commission, including as Chair of that esteemed body.
Manny Becerra, Independent Policy Convener
Manny serves as the Consortium’s Independent Policy Convener, guiding its stewardship and cross-sector collaboration to advance practical, innovation-friendly, community-responsible policy frameworks informed by stakeholders. Working across disciplines, Manny helps connect and align perspectives from industry, conservation, planning, and community leaders to support thoughtful regional approaches to emerging infrastructure and land use challenges. A systems thinker, Manny led high-performing teams and deepened his professional craft at Tesla. He continues to work within the technology, AI, and policy space, supporting public and private organizations in thoughtful digital transformation and emerging technology policy efforts. He serves as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Reno, advising the City Council on long-term physical development, including land use, zoning, housing, natural resources, and economic considerations, and helping ensure a public forum for thoughtful review of major development projects shaping the region’s future.