Switch CITADEL Campus

Economics

Land

2,000 acres

Energy & water

Energy source

Solar · Utility: NV Energy (grid interconnect)

Cooling

Closed-loop

100% renewable since January 2016 via dedicated solar — Switch Station 1 & 2 (179 MW) and a 555 MW Nevada solar project (a reported 127 MW behind-the-meter at Citadel); Switch exited NV Energy's standard supply in 2016 ($27M exit fee). The campus is designed for up to 650 MW at about 4.9¢/kWh.

Uses reclaimed water via a ~16-mile pipeline (4,000 acre-feet/year capacity) from the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility; Switch's water-reuse approach eliminates cooling chemicals. No facility-specific consumption is disclosed (the pipeline serves all Tahoe Reno Industrial Center tenants).

Public subsidies

• Nevada data-center tax abatements (NRS 360.754) via the Governor's Office of Economic Development — sales/use tax reduced to ~2% and a 75% property-tax abatement for up to 20 years (Switch-specific totals not publicly itemized)
  Nevada (GOED) · 2015
  Have data center tax breaks helped Nevada's economy? — The Nevada Independent

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