What is the latest status of the project “Desert Data Center City near Reno”?

The status recorded for “Desert Data Center City near Reno” is under construction.

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This Taiyo project page references MIT Technology Review along with the original URL (https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/22/1117300/the-download-the-desert-data-center-boom-and-how-to-measure-earths-elevations/). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Desert Data Center City near Reno

Under construction · Nevada · Last reported May 2025

Source: MIT Technology Review

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Under Construction

Construction crews are flattening the golden foothills of the Virginia Range east of Reno, Nevada, to lay the foundations of a data center city. Major companies like Google, Tract, Switch, EdgeCore, Novva, Vantage, PowerHouse, Microsoft, and Apple are operating, building, or expanding huge data center facilities in this area to support AI model training and cloud storage.

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Commercial, Data Center
Location: Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: MIT Technology Review

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The project “Desert Data Center City near Reno” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Reno, Nevada, USA. Taiyo aggregates data on it from MIT Technology Review.

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Original status	under construction
Taiyo status	Under Construction
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Construction crews are flattening the golden foothills of the Virginia Range east of Reno, Nevada, to lay the foundations of a data center city. Major companies like Google, Tract, Switch, EdgeCore, Novva, Vantage, PowerHouse, Microsoft, and Apple are operating, building, or expanding huge data center facilities in this area to support AI model training and cloud storage.
Original sector	Technology

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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Nevada
City	Reno

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Record type	Project
Sector	Commercial, Data Center
Article published date	2025-05-26

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