Data center profile · Federally managed land near Harry Allen Substation, Clark County, Nevada

Copia Bergen Data Center

Proposed data center on about 744 acres of federal land in Clark County, Nevada; Copia filed for two 500 kV lines to Harry Allen Substation.

Early permitting, nothing approved. Copia has filed a federal right-of-way application and state advance notices only. No agency has approved anything, and no tenant, requested load or utility agreement is on record.
~744 acres
data center site described in a wildlife-department application
applicant statement, Dec. 2025
2 x 500 kV
transmission lines the data center filed for
about 0.85 mile to Harry Allen Substation; line voltage is not a load figure
500 MW
proposed on-site gas generation in a separate 2024 docket
proposed only; ownership link to the data center entity not established
2027
applicant's target for notice to proceed
operation 2028 to 2030 targeted; applicant targets, not approvals
OperatorCopia Digital LLC (Copia Power; sold by Carlyle to EQT in 2026)
CustomerNone named
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet); company says 2028.
Next stepNo agency date published; a federal project page or environmental review notice is the next visible step
Power

Power and the grid

Related generation and energy contracts (context, not added to campus supply)
Not used, not on record, or dropped

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Sept. 2024
    Gas plant advance notice
    Copia GDC LLC files a notice for a 500 MW gas plant, battery and 500 kV generation tie. see Permits
  2. Dec. 8, 2025
    Federal right-of-way application
    Copia submits an SF-299 to the Bureau of Land Management, which starts the federal process but authorizes nothing. see Permits
  3. Jan. 27, 2026
    Transmission advance notice
    Copia Digital LLC opens state docket 26-01035 for up to two 500 kV lines. see Permits
Permits

Permits checklist

3 pending · 2 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Sept. 2024
    Power Copia GDC LLC files a Nevada advance notice for a 500 MW gas plant and battery News report · Sept. 2024
  2. Dec. 8, 2025
    Permits Copia submits a federal right-of-way application for the transmission route News report · Dec. 2025
  3. Jan. 27, 2026
    Power Copia Digital LLC opens a state docket for up to two 500 kV lines to Harry Allen Substation News report · Jan. 2026
  4. July 9, 2026
    Paper trail EQT agrees to buy Copia Power from Carlyle; no campus-specific terms disclosed Company · July 2026
  5. Oct. 4, 2026
    Site A records review finds no tenant, no requested load and no approvals, only filings News report · Oct. 2026
The buildings

Specs

~744 acres site per an application to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (applicant statement). News report · Dec. 2025

Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Copia Digital LLC: data center applicant
  • Copia GDC LLC: gas plant applicant
  • Copia Power: sponsor, being acquired by EQT from Carlyle
Decision-makers
  • Bureau of Land Management: right-of-way
  • Public Utilities Commission of Nevada: siting notices
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

24 records from 3 documents

Drawn from news reports and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 2Company 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (5)
  • EQT (EQT Infrastructure VII) acquired Copia Power from Carlyle in October 2026 - the sponsor behind Bergen (and Monarch) changed hands while Bergen sits at the advance-notice stage; Copia reports 2.6+ GW of generation/st
    “Swedish investment firm EQT has acquired Copia Power, a developer of integrated energy and digital infrastructure campuses, from Carlyle”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • County code: 32003
    “a proposed 500 MW natural-gas generating facility, a roughly 0.8-mile 500 kV generation-tie line, a gas pipeline, battery storage and associated facilities on federally managed Clark County land”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Applicant targets only (not approvals): BLM SF-299 right-of-way application submitted Dec 2025; NDOW application dated Dec 8, 2025 describes an approximately 744-acre site; Copia targets a 2027 notice to proceed and comm
    “An attached Nevada Department of Wildlife application describes an approximately 744-acre data-center site and says Copia targets a 2027 notice to proceed”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • On-site generation: 500 MW
    “PUCN Docket 24-09023, filed by Copia GDC LLC in September 2024, describes a proposed 500 MW natural-gas generating facility”
    News report · Sept. 2024 · grade C
  • Docket 24-09023 states a proposed 500 MW natural-gas generating facility (mw generation onsite basis, proposed only); no document reviewed states the campus requested or contracted load in MW, and a 500 kV line voltage i
    “a proposed 500 MW natural-gas generating facility, a roughly 0.8-mile 500 kV generation-tie line, a gas pipeline, battery storage and associated facilities on federally managed Clark County land.”
    News report · Sept. 2024 · grade C
Money and contracts (2)
  • EQT Infrastructure VII agreed to acquire Copia Power from Carlyle (announced Jul 9, 2026; amount undisclosed; closing expected by end of 2026); Copia was established by Carlyle in 2021; Platform-level figures in the rele
    “EQT is pleased to announce that EQT Infrastructure VII (EQT) has agreed to acquire Copia Power (Copia or the Company) from global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG).”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • Bergen remains pre-application for local land use: the reviewed records show a BLM right-of-way application and PUCN advance notices only, with a targeted 2027 notice to proceed after permits and federal environmental re
    “Those dates and dimensions are applicant statements, not agency approvals or construction evidence.”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (3)
  • see confli: Advance notice filed opening Docket 26-01035 (UEPA, NRS 704.870): up to two 500 kV lines to Harry Allen Substation
    “The January 27 filing opened Public Utilities Commission of Nevada Docket 26-01035”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Copia submitted a Standard Form 299 right-of-way application to BLM in December : SF-299 right-of-way application submitted for the Bergen transmission route (December 2025)
    “Copia described a route about 0.85 mile long and said it submitted a Standard Form 299 right-of-way application to the Bureau of Land Management in December 2025”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • In September 2024 Copia GDC LLC filed a separate UEPA advance notice (PUCN Docke: Earlier advance notice, Docket 24-09023 (Copia GDC LLC): proposed 500 MW gas plant + BESS + gas pipeline + 500 kV gen-tie
    “PUCN Docket 24-09023, filed by Copia GDC LLC in September 2024, describes a proposed 500 MW natural-gas generating facility”
    News report · Sept. 2024 · grade C
Site and other (1)
  • Project status: proposed
    “The January 27 filing opened Public Utilities Commission of Nevada Docket 26-01035.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C