Site Layer 1 (Grant County)
A conceptual data center on up to 8,000 acres near Hachita, first described with gas generation and later as a solar and battery project, now under a county moratorium.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
The county commission adopted a one-year moratorium on data centers and their supporting infrastructure, 4-1. (Albuquerque Journal, Oct. 22, 2026)
The developer presented the project to the county commission as mainly solar and battery storage, with a possible later gas plant and data center, and said the data center's size was not yet known. (Albuquerque Journal, Oct. 9, 2026)
The state Environment Secretary told the developer its air permit application would be treated as incomplete without public contact information and community engagement. (Albuquerque Journal, Oct. 9, 2026; Searchlight New Mexico, Sept. 25, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- The landowner is a private individual and is not named here.
- Location is approximate.
The full record
- Status note
- Grant County adopted a one-year data center moratorium on Oct. 22, 2026; the developer called the project conceptual.
- Power note
- The published air permit notice described gas engines generating more than 300 MW; the developer later presented 715 MW of solar and 715 MW of batteries. Left out of the power field and the state's power total because it measures generation, not data center load.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)