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Proposed Arabia Power data‑center and gas‑plant projects raise water, zoning and tax concerns in Lyon County
Summary
BLM staff and Arabia Power (Erevia) briefed the board on pre‑NEPA proposals for three hyperscale data‑center campuses and a 400‑MW gas power plant; commissioners and residents raised questions about local water supply, nearby residential zoning and possible tax-abatement impacts.
Federal and private project proponents told Lyon County commissioners on March 19 that several large energy and data infrastructure proposals on public land are in early, pre-NEPA stages, prompting questions from elected officials and residents about water, zoning and community benefit.
A BLM representative opened the briefing and introduced new local field manager Matt Megaletti. Representatives from Arabia Power (presented under the trade name Erevia Power) described three proposed hyperscale data‑center campuses — Silver Springs West (about 700 acres), On The Mark (about 530 acres) and a larger application area for Silver Springs South — plus the Scorpio Energy Center, a proposed 400‑MW gas plant coupled…
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