Townsite Solar 2 Boulder City Data Center

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

1. July 6, 2026

   Proposed
   Townsite Solar 2 withdrew its application to build on approximately 88.5 acres of Boulder City-owned land; reporting indicates the developer intends to pursue a nearby federally owned parcel instead. Source: City of Boulder City, Nevada

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to Townsite Solar 2 Boulder City Data Center in Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Public pushback in Boulder City preceded the applicant's withdrawal of its application for the city-owned parcel on July 6, 2026.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

Public pushback in Boulder City preceded the applicant's withdrawal of its application for the city-owned parcel on July 6, 2026.

Source: City of Boulder City, Nevada

Power and water

Self-supplied through a dedicated project-funded 230 kV line from the Mead substation, completely separate from Boulder City's power distribution system, with on-site battery storage for peak management. Peak demand stated as 167 MW, under 2% of Mead substation capacity.

Air-cooled closed-loop design. Potable water limited to restrooms and an employee kitchen, with roughly 90% of water used returning to the city wastewater treatment system.

Notes on the record

Proposed as two warehouse-style server buildings plus a 230 kV substation, battery energy storage and perimeter fencing, maximum 40-foot height with dark-sky-compliant lighting. The city page states 200-300 construction/testing jobs and 25-40 permanent technical positions; these ranges are not recorded as point values in the jobs field. Reported as a joint venture of Skylar Capital, Arevon Energy and Overwatch Capital, but that ownership was read only in a search summary and is not asserted here. Status is kept at proposed rather than cancelled: the withdrawal was of the city-land application, not of the project.

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