US power company Clearway has canceled plans to develop a data center and natural gas power plant on federal land in Nevada.

First reported by Heat Map, the developer had requested that the US Bureau of Land Management swap a 2021 application for a 500MW solar project for a data center and a colocated natural gas facility. According to reporting at the time, Clearway had said that the decision was the result of a shift in its internal development priorities and intended “to better align with the goals of our Administration.”

However, following the revelation, Clearway contacted Heat Map to inform them that it was now canceling the plans, after deciding that it was not the correct decision for the business.

“Since our initial filing, we’ve evaluated how to make the best use of this public land in a way that serves its intended purpose: the public interest. As a clean energy developer and operator, our focus in Nevada remains solar and battery storage,” Clearway said in a statement to Heat Map. “We are in the process of amending our application to reflect the state’s growing demand for low-cost, reliable energy.”

The plans for the gas plant and data center were in contrast to the company’s business model, which has primarily focused on renewable energy generation. The group is currently one of the largest renewable energy generators in the country, with around 11.1GW of wind, solar, and battery energy storage capacity. While it has focused on generation, the company is beginning to explore the data center market. Last August, it deployed a colocated high-performance computing data center at its 122MW Elbow Creek wind farm in Howard County, Texas.

The company has also signed several energy supply deals with major hyperscale companies. Most recently, the firm inked 1.17GW of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Google across Missouri, Texas, and West Virginia.

Before this, last April, the firm signed a PPA with Microsoft to supply the hyperscaler with power from its 335MW Mount Storm wind farm located in Grant County, West Virginia.