Energy supplier abandons Lake Tahoe residents to serve data centers

NV Energy plans to stop serving Liberty Utilities’ Lake Tahoe customers by May 2027, forcing the resort area to find a new electricity provider.

The change follows years of temporary service arrangements and could affect about 49,000 residents.

Nevada’s rapidly growing data center demand is being cited as a major driver of the region’s power-capacity squeeze.

The case highlights how surging electricity needs from data centers can spill over into local community power supply issues.