Monarch Data Center
Data center project in Yerington, Nevada
Monarch Data Center is a data center project in Yerington, Nevada, approved, developed by Copia Power, with a stated size of 1 GW. Last reported September 23, 2026, from 5 sources.
- Status
- Approved
- Developer
- Copia Power
- Location
- Yerington, Nevada
- Stated size
- 1 GW
- Last reported
- September 23, 2026
- Sources
- 5 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 1 company named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
Permits and filings
- Master Plan Amendment from Agriculture to Specific Plan (PLZ-2025-025)Zoning · Lyon County Board of County Commissioners · Approved · December 4, 2025lyon-county.org ↗
- Planned Unit Development rezoning of ~505.4 acres (PLZ2026-041)Zoning · Lyon County Board of County Commissioners · Approved · August 6, 2026lyon-county.org ↗
- Planning Commission recommendation on PUD zone changeZoning · Lyon County Planning Commission · Approved · July 15, 2026foxreno.com ↗
- Final PUD application (one-year deadline)Site plan · Lyon County · Status not statedlyon-county.org ↗
- Final drainage plans approvalEnvironmental review · Lyon County Engineer · Status not statedlyon-county.org ↗
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection permitsEnvironmental review · Nevada Division of Environmental Protection · Status not statedlyon-county.org ↗
- Conversion of agricultural water rights to industrial useWater · Nevada State Engineer · Status not statedlyon-county.org ↗
- Northbound passing lane on U.S. 95A at Wabuska Hill and to Sierra WayTraffic study · Lyon County and Nevada Department of Transportation · Status not statedlyon-county.org ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“Copia Power has approval for a 1000 MW data center in Lyon County, Nevada (approved).”
Reported
“Copia Power needs for the Monarch Data Center, which would span 4.6 million square feet on about 505 acres in Mason Valley”
Status
“Lyon County commissioners approved the zoning change Copia Power needs for the Monarch Data Center”
Size
“The proposal is built around 1,000 megawatts of demand”
Reported
“the 1,000-megawatt Monarch Data Center to be built on more than 500 acres near Yerington”
Status
“The Lyon County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-1 on Aug. 6 to approve a requested rezoning”
Size
“the 1,000-megawatt Monarch Data Center”
Reported
“Monarch Data Center”
Acreage
505.4 acres
Square footage
4.6 million square feet
Maximum building height
75 feet
Power load
1,000 MW
Battery energy storage
500 MW
Natural gas backup generation
500 MW
Cooling
hybrid cooling system alternating between closed-loop and evaporative
Address
150 and 155 Penrose Lane
Construction jobs
approximately 1,400 direct and indirect jobs
Permanent jobs
150 permanent high-tech jobs
Reports behind this page
- Copia Power: Monarch Data Center data center build in Nevada, 1000 MW | Kapwork · kapwork.com, September 23, 2026
- Nevada county advances 4.6 million-square-foot data center despite public backlash - Skip to content · thecooldown.com, August 12, 2026
- Lyon County Commissioners Approve Rezoning for Monarch Data Center - NVBEX · nevbex.com, August 11, 2026
- Monarch Data Center — licensed source row | DataCenterData · datacenterdata.com, August 5, 2026
What the full file adds
- General contractorOpen: not named yet
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply1 named
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lendersOpen: not named yet
- Named builders, suppliers and partners1 company named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
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