Google — Henderson, Nevada Data Center

Google’s Henderson, Nevada data center is located in the Las Vegas metro area, approximately 15 miles southeast of the city center. The facility opened in 2019 and is one of Google’s Western US data centers supporting Google Cloud’s us-west4 region. Henderson was selected for its access to NV Energy’s grid (which has significant solar and geothermal components), land availability, and proximity to major fiber routes running along the I-15 corridor between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.

Nevada’s business-friendly tax environment (no state income tax, favorable property tax treatment for data centers) and NV Energy’s relatively competitive electricity rates made Henderson attractive for hyperscale data center development. The Google facility is part of a broader Las Vegas-Henderson data center cluster that also includes facilities from Apple, Switch (now DigitalBridge), and Everi.

The Henderson campus supports Google’s Western US AI inference workloads including Google Search, YouTube recommendation algorithms, Google Assistant, and Google Cloud AI services. Google has invested over $600 million in the Henderson facility and surrounding infrastructure improvements, including road upgrades in coordination with Henderson City. The facility uses water-efficient cooling systems designed for the desert climate.