NV Energy is cutting power to nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents starting next year to redirect 75% of their electricity supply to Nevada data centers. This is a real policy decision confirmed across multiple major outlets including Fortune, Electrek, and The Independent. The framing emphasizes the human impact—residents losing power—but omits the utility's stated rationale (demand from AI/data center growth) and any details about alternative power solutions being explored, which would help readers understand the full scope of the crisis.