Nevada Gubernatorial Candidate Aaron Ford's Stance on Data Centers

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democratic candidate for governor, has pledged to pause new tax abatements for data centers, audit existing ones, ban evaporative cooling, and force the industry to pay for its own water and electricity if elected. Ford criticizes incumbent Governor Joe Lombardo's administration for granting tax incentives to data centers, which he claims are draining Nevada's water and increasing energy bills. Ford's campaign released a position paper outlining his plans to end 'Joe Lombardo’s gravy train' and impose 'some of the strictest rules in America' on the data center industry. However, Ford's campaign has been criticized for ignoring his own role in creating Nevada's data center tax abatement program in 2015 and for proposing regulations that are already being implemented by the industry.