As a former prosecutor, Nicole believes that nobody is above the law. She will force Big Tech and data center companies to play by the same rules as everyone else.

 

In the legislature, Nicole held corporations accountable, forcing utility companies to pay back customers they overcharged and voting to ban corporate price fixing. She’s already called for Nevada to implement stronger protections around data center development, and as Attorney General, Nicole will force Big Tech to play by the same rules as everyone else.

 

As AI data centers look to expand across the state, she'll fight for the following: 

• Require data center operators to cover the cost of the new and ongoing power and water infrastructure their facilities require

• Ban data centers by law from passing their utility costs onto individual Nevadans and other businesses 

• Ban the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, local governments, and other agencies from using non-disclosure agreements and secret deals that hide the impact of data centers on tax revenue, utility loads, and water resources

• Require counties and local governments to give communities a voice in the siting and approval of new data centers 

• Require companies driving this demand construct their facilities with union labor and project labor agreements

• Empower the Bureau of Consumer Protection with additional resources to stand up for ratepayers before the Public Utilities Commission

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AI data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity and water, exacerbate the urban heat island effect, and generate noise pollution that disrupts local communities. Nicole will make sure this new demand doesn't threaten the water we all depend on or increase utility costs for Nevada families by: 

• Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct more thorough environmental reviews for each and every proposed project, including their impacts on local air quality

• Requiring data centers to transparently, accurately, and publicly report their power and water consumption

• Mandating data centers account for Nevada’s arid climate by using innovative solutions that aren't water intensive, such as closed-loop systems

• Ensuring data centers that power their facilities with “behind the meter” energy sources are subject to oversight by the Public Utilities Commission and Bureau of Consumer Protection monitoring