Townsite Data Center
167 MW AI data center in Boulder City, NV, United States: paused.
- Capacity: 167 MW
- Location: Boulder City, NV, United States
- Developer: Skylar Capital Management
- Status: paused
Status: Paused
Townsite Solar 2, owned by Houston-based Skylar Capital Management, won federal approval in June 2026 to build a 167 MW data center with 70 MW of battery storage on Bureau of Land Management land near Boulder City, on a parcel first approved for a solar plant in 2023. Boulder City and environmental groups appealed, and on September 1, 2026 an Interior Department administrative judge ordered a stay on construction while the appeals are heard (The Nevada Independent, September 1, 2026). Source: The Nevada Independent, 2026-09-01.
Paused and cancelled projects stay listed in the directory but are not counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
Townsite Data Center is a 167 MW AI data center project located in Boulder City, NV, United States, currently paused. It was being developed by Skylar Capital Management. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across NV, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
An Interior Department administrative judge stayed construction of the 167 MW Townsite data center on BLM land near Boulder City on 2026-09-01 while appeals by the city and environmental groups proceed.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Townsite Data Center?
- Townsite Data Center is an AI data center project in Boulder City, Nevada tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is paused. A paused campus stays listed with its source, but is never counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
- Where is Townsite Data Center?
- Townsite Data Center is in Boulder City, Nevada. Every tracked Nevada campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/nevada.
- How big is Townsite Data Center?
- Data Center Index tracks Townsite Data Center at 167 MW. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated September 1, 2026.
- Who is building Townsite Data Center?
- Skylar Capital Management was developing Townsite Data Center.
Sources
- Judge orders pause on Boulder City data center (thenevadaindependent.com · press · 2026-09-01)
- News 3 Las Vegas (news3lv.com · press · 2026-09-01)