Nevada Regulators Deny Public Hearing On Data Center Power Plan

✓What's documented Names the receipt: the PUCN's written denial order and the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection's on-record request for the session.

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada denied a request from the state Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection to hold a public consumer session on NV Energy's 2027 Integrated Resource Plan, which the BCP says is driven by unprecedented data center load growth. Utilities earn a regulated return on the infrastructure they build, so how much public scrutiny that buildout gets before rates are set is itself part of the affordability fight.

• BCP requested the session specifically to let the public weigh in on data center-driven load growth in NV Energy's resource plan.
• PUCN denied the request, saying a commission-led session would not create a meaningful opportunity for consumers to participate.
• PUCN instead told the BCP to hold its own session, shifting the logistical and political burden onto the consumer advocate's office.
• Advocates say this follows a pattern of PUCN limiting public input after a June session drew backlash when attendees waited outside in triple-digit heat.