Built for Hoover Dam, this Nevada town is now fighting an AI data center

Built for Hoover Dam, this Nevada town is now fighting an AI data center

A proposed AI data center has pulled Boulder City, Nevada, into the growing fight over artificial intelligence infrastructure. The federal government created the town in 1931 for workers connected to the Hoover Dam. Las Vegas Weekly reported that residents are resisting the project with protests, hand-painted yard signs, and a petition that has drawn thousands of signatures.  What happened? Townsite Solar 2 LLC, a Texas-based company, introduced…