Socorro County Officials in New Mexico Agree to Vote on Data Center Moratorium
Residents have opposed a 10,000-acre data center suggested in March.
Residents have opposed a 10,000-acre data center suggested in March.
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2026 — New Mexico officials in Socorro County unanimously agreed to vote on a data center moratorium following community backlash.
Green Data CEO Jason Bak proposed in March to build “the largest data center in the state” at 10,000 acres, but said he would be responsive to the community’s feedback. Socorro County is more than four times the size of Rhode Island.
“We don’t enter into a community unless we’re wanted,” Bak said during a March meeting with the Socorro Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees. “If the community says no, we’re out.”
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