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Google Henderson Data Center Campus

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Southern Nevada, US · US · Google (Alphabet Inc.)

OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleVerified

Environment

Water Stress
extremely highA

WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023

Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
357 gCO₂/kWhA

EPA eGrid 2022, AZNM subregion, 2022

Grid RegionWECC Southwest (AZNM)
Drought Risk
high

NOAA Palmer Drought Severity Index, 2023

Environmental Review
approved

Clark County, Nevada permit records

Facility

CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2021
Capacity
250 MWD

Capacity estimated from Clark County permit records and satellite analysis; Google does not disclose facility-level capacity. Henderson campus uses evaporative cooling on Colorado River water via the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA).

Location
36.0400, -114.9800 · US
RegionSouthern Nevada, US
Research statusVerified
Last verified2026-06-01

Evidence (2 sources)

Journalism2021-06-01Data Center Dynamics

Confirms Henderson Nevada operational status and Google ownership.

Google opened its Henderson, Nevada data center campus in 2021, one of the company's largest single-campus facilities in the US.
Government2022-01-01Southern Nevada Water Authority

Documents regulatory water stress context for all Henderson / Las Vegas data center operations.

SNWA water resource plan identifies large commercial water users including data centers as subject to Tier 2–3 conservation mandates during Bureau of Reclamation Colorado River shortage declarations.

Community

Documented water concerns

Southern Nevada Water Authority consumption reports document large commercial users subject to Tier 2 and Tier 3 conservation mandates during Bureau of Reclamation Colorado River shortage declarations; SNWA Water Resources Plan 2022 reference.

Community flags document events recorded in public sources. They do not imply causal attribution or ongoing harm.

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