'It snuck up on a lot of communities': Data center expansion is forcing residents to find new power providers

'It snuck up on a lot of communities': Data center expansion is forcing residents to find new power providers

A data center boom in Nevada is creating an unexpected headache for people living near Lake Tahoe. On the California side of the lake, a small utility now has to replace most of its power supply after its longtime Nevada provider said it can no longer serve the area.  SFGATE reported that Liberty Utilities told the California Public Utilities Commission that NV Energy — which currently supplies about 75% of Liberty's electricity — had changed co…