Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up

Lake Tahoe has less than a year to line up a new electricity supplier before Liberty Utilities’ contract with NV Energy ends in May 2027.

NV Energy is steering power toward higher-paying customers, including data centers, as AI-driven demand strains the grid across Nevada and the West.

The situation shows how the data center boom is raising electricity costs and squeezing traditional communities that did not share in the benefits.