Northern Nevada is considering what form the merger of Washoe County's three fire departments might take. But consolidation efforts aren't always well-received.

Why a Northern Nevada data center wants to build its own temporary natural gas power plant In what experts say is a first for Nevada, a data center developer is asking permission from state energy regulators to operate a new temporary natural gas power plant because NV Energy doesn't have the capacity to immediately serve it — potentially skirting parts of the state's regulatory process.