Switch LAS 19 data center (southwest valley campus)
Also called: LAS 19
Switch got approval to add a data center of about 57,000 square feet on 9 acres at its southwest Las Vegas campus. Residents asked for slower growth, and county leaders said new data center rules are needed.
Where things stand: Clark County approved it unanimously on June 17, 2026.
🕒 Latest update (June 17, 2026): Clark County Commission, as zoning board, approved the 56,800 sq ft data center unanimously.
What we know
- 📍 Wherenorth side of Warm Springs Road, just west of Decatur Boulevard, Clark County
- 🏢 CompanySwitch
- 🌳 Size9 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromExisting Audet substation built by Switch and NV Energy, with underground cables
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling, almost no water use (company claim)
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How many megawatts will LAS 19 use? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many diesel backup generators will it have? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- June 17, 2026Clark County Commission, as zoning board, approved the 56,800 sq ft data center unanimously.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Clark County commissioners, sitting as the zoning board, unanimously approved a 56,800-square-foot Switch data center on about 9 acres near Warm Springs Road, next to Switch's existing campus. Switch agreed to plant trees, pay for a sidewalk barrier, and use a closed-loop water system using under 1,000 gallons of public water a day.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Clark County approves Switch data center project in southwest valley after public opposition · FOX5 Las Vegas · June 18, 2026
- Clark County approves Switch data center project in southwest valley after public opposition · KOLO 8 · June 18, 2026
- How has your city or county regulated data centers? Here's the latest in Nevada. · The Nevada Independent · Aug 26, 2026
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