Nevada Data Centers
Las Vegas and Reno Colocation, Switch’s Core and Citadel Campuses, the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center and Nevada Tax Abatements
Nevada is home to two of the largest colocation campuses in the country, Switch’s Core Campus in Las Vegas and the Citadel Campus outside Reno, linked by a 500-mile fiber network. We find the Nevada space that fits your power, connectivity and date.
Price My Nevada RequirementSearches for Las Vegas colocation and colocation in Nevada come from some of the most valuable buyers we track; advertisers pay around $18 a click for them. Most are West Coast companies looking for space outside California at lower operating costs, enterprises placing a recovery site, and AI teams that need large, dense deployments. This page covers Las Vegas and Reno, Switch’s two campuses, the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, Nevada’s tax abatements and how to get space at the right rate. If another market fits your requirement better, we will say so.
Sources: The Nevada Independent (data center count); Data Center Frontier, datacenterHawk and Brightlio (Switch campuses); Nevada GOED (abatements). As of October 2026.
Nevada Colocation: Where the Options Are
| Location | Data centers | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas: Switch Core Campus | Switch’s LAS VEGAS buildings, more than 2 million square feet, with two more buildings in development on Jones Boulevard for AI hardware | Enterprise, cloud and network deployments; large and dense requirements |
| Reno area: the Citadel Campus at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center | Switch TAHOE RENO 1, 1.3 million square feet and 130 MW, with more buildings under construction on a 2,000-acre site | Multi-megawatt and AI deployments; West Coast companies leaving California |
| Both campuses, together | Linked by Switch’s 500-mile SUPERLOOP fiber, which also reaches Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area | A primary site and a recovery site in one operator’s network |
Sources: Wikipedia, Baxtel, Data Center Frontier, Brightlio. We confirm availability and specifications on every search.
Sources: datacenterHawk; Wikipedia; Data Center Frontier. Figures as of October 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
Las Vegas or the Citadel near Reno, or both as primary and recovery: we find which fits your power, connectivity and date.
Switch weighed against Utah, Oregon, Phoenix and California on the same requirement, so you see the whole picture.
Rate, power, cross-connects, escalators and any tax abatement you qualify for, negotiated up front.
The provider you choose pays us. Your rate is not marked up, and you'll hear back within 24 hours.
Las Vegas Data Centers: Switch’s Core Campus
Switch Las Vegas is the company’s home: its Core Campus holds more than 2 million square feet of data center space across its LAS VEGAS buildings. LAS VEGAS 10, which opened in 2017, alone added about 350,000 square feet and up to 40 MW. The campus has about 5 milliseconds of connectivity to Los Angeles and a dedicated link of about 7 milliseconds to the Citadel near Reno. Switch is also developing two buildings in the southwest Las Vegas Valley, about 199,000 and 228,000 square feet, designed for specialized AI hardware. Beyond Switch, Google runs a data center in nearby Henderson. Searches for data centers in North Las Vegas and Henderson usually lead to the same short list. For buyers searching data centers in Las Vegas, the practical question is usually which Switch building, hall and density fits. See AI and GPU colocation and wholesale colocation.
Sources: Wikipedia, Brightlio, Baxtel, Nevada GOED.
Reno Data Centers and the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center
The Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRIC), east of Reno in Storey County, is a business park larger than the city of Denver and one of the largest data center hubs in the country. Switch’s Citadel Campus sits there on a 2,000-acre site next to Tesla’s Gigafactory. Its first building, TAHOE RENO 1, opened in 2017 at about 1.3 million square feet and 130 MW, Switch broke ground on its second and third buildings in April 2024, and the full plan reaches up to 17.4 million square feet and 850 MW. Google and Microsoft run large facilities at TRIC as well, and Apple has operated a data center at the Reno Technology Park since 2012. For Reno colocation, Switch’s Citadel is the main multi-tenant option, which makes Switch Reno the usual starting point. See Utah data centers and Oregon data centers for nearby alternatives.
Sources: Sierra Nevada Ally, Data Center Frontier, datacenterHawk, Brightlio, Nevada GOED.
Nevada Data Center Tax Abatements
Nevada’s data center program, created in 2015, is one of the most generous in the country, and it is now under review.
| Nevada data center abatements | |
|---|---|
| Sales and use tax | Reduced to 2% on qualifying equipment for 10 or 20 years |
| Personal property tax | 75% abatement for 10 or 20 years |
| 10-year requirements | 10 full-time Nevada employees, wages at or above the statewide average, and at least $25 million invested within five years |
| 20-year requirements | 50 full-time Nevada employees and at least $100 million invested within five years |
| Tenants | Co-located tenants of a qualifying data center can also apply, with conditions including a minimum two-year agreement to occupy space |
| September 2026 change | Governor Lombardo’s executive order removed the local school support tax from the abatement, raising the effective sales tax rate to 4.6%; Attorney General Aaron Ford, running for governor, has promised to pause abatements |
Sources: Nevada GOED, The Nevada Independent, Nevada Current via LC Central.
What matters for a colocation tenant: if your deployment qualifies, the abatement can lower the tax on equipment you buy for it, and the building’s own abatement can lower its costs. Because the rules are changing, confirm what applies before you sign. Since 2015, Nevada has granted abatements to 14 data centers worth an estimated $461 million. See data center cost.
Send the GPU model or megawatts, power per rack, campus preference and date. You'll hear back within 24 hours. The provider you choose pays us, so it costs you nothing.
Las Vegas and Reno Colocation Pricing
Nevada pricing turns on scale and on taxes. Switch’s campuses are built for large deployments, so pricing for a few cabinets and for a multi-megawatt suite work very differently, and whether your deployment or the building qualifies for Nevada’s tax abatement changes the total cost of the equipment you bring. Power per cabinet, term and cross-connects decide the rest. Providers do not publish list prices. Compare what you are offered with the ranges on our colocation pricing guide, and for a megawatt or more see the terms that matter in a data center lease.
Who Nevada Colocation Suits
West Coast companies
California companies moving infrastructure to a lower-cost state within a few hours of the office.
AI and large deployments
Multi-megawatt and dense GPU deployments on Switch’s large campuses. See GPU rental if renting fits better than owning.
Recovery and second sites
A recovery site outside California, or a primary and recovery pair across Las Vegas and Reno. See disaster recovery colocation.
Cloud and hybrid
Companies moving steady workloads off the public cloud. See cloud repatriation and hybrid cloud colocation.
Nevada and Nearby Markets
Nevada competes with the rest of the West for large deployments. The usual comparisons are Utah and Oregon for power and scale, Phoenix for the Southwest, and Los Angeles and the Bay Area when staying in California matters. See the provider comparison for how operators differ.
How We Find You Space in Nevada
You send the requirement
Location, power, cabinet or megawatt count, the networks you need, and date. You'll hear back within 24 hours.
We check what fits
Which Nevada campus has the space, power and connections for your date, and whether a tax abatement applies.
We negotiate and you sign
Rate, power, cross-connects, term and exit terms negotiated before you sign. The provider you choose pays us.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many data centers are in Nevada?
About 76 are built or planned, concentrated in Las Vegas and the Reno area, including the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.
What is Switch Las Vegas?
Switch’s Core Campus in Las Vegas, the company’s home, with more than 2 million square feet of data center space across its LAS VEGAS buildings and two more buildings in development for AI hardware.
What is the Switch Citadel Campus?
Switch’s campus at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center near Reno, on a 2,000-acre site next to Tesla’s Gigafactory. Its first building, TAHOE RENO 1, is about 1.3 million square feet and 130 MW, and the full plan reaches up to 17.4 million square feet and 850 MW.
What is TAHOE RENO 1?
The first data center at Switch’s Citadel Campus, opened in 2017: about 1.3 million square feet and 130 MW, one of the largest colocation buildings in the world.
What is the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center?
A business park east of Reno in Storey County, larger than the city of Denver, home to Switch’s Citadel Campus, Google and Microsoft data centers, and Tesla’s Gigafactory.
Where is Switch headquartered?
Las Vegas, Nevada. Switch also runs campuses in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Atlanta, Georgia.
How are Switch’s Las Vegas and Reno campuses connected?
By Switch’s SUPERLOOP, a 500-mile fiber network that also reaches Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. The two Nevada campuses are about 7 milliseconds apart.
Does Apple have a data center in Reno?
Yes. Apple opened a data center at the Reno Technology Park, just outside Reno, in December 2012.
Does Google have data centers in Nevada?
Yes. Google runs a data center in Henderson, near Las Vegas, and was approved for tax abatements for a data center at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.
What are Nevada’s data center tax abatements?
Qualifying data centers can pay a reduced 2% sales and use tax on equipment and get a 75% personal property tax abatement for 10 or 20 years, depending on jobs and investment. A September 2026 executive order removed the local school support tax from the abatement, raising the effective rate to 4.6%.
Can a colocation tenant get Nevada’s data center tax abatement?
Co-located tenants of a qualifying data center can also apply, with conditions including a minimum two-year agreement to occupy space. Because the program is changing, confirm what applies before you sign.
Why do California companies use Nevada data centers?
Large campuses and lower operating costs than California, within a few hours of the Bay Area and Los Angeles and linked to both by Switch’s fiber.
How much does colocation in Las Vegas cost?
Providers do not publish prices. Pricing depends on the campus, power per cabinet, term and cross-connects, and on any tax abatement that applies. Our colocation pricing guide has current market ranges.
Do you charge for finding Nevada colocation?
No. The provider you choose pays us from its channel budget, and your rate is not marked up. You'll hear back within 24 hours.
Price Your Nevada Requirement
Tell us the location, power, cabinet or megawatt count, the networks you need and the date. You'll hear back within 24 hours with the Nevada space that fits. No cost, no obligation, and the provider you choose pays us.
Once you have contacted a provider directly, it usually will not work through an advisor on your deal.
Nearby markets: Utah, Oregon, Phoenix, Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
Providers: the provider comparison and how a data center broker works.
Costs and contracts: colocation pricing guide, data center lease, data center cost and data center connectivity.
AI, scale and cloud: AI and GPU colocation, GPU rental, wholesale colocation and cloud repatriation.
Developers and investors: data center consulting, data center due diligence and powered land.
