Data center campus · about 20 miles south of Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico
Zenith Volts data center (Project Zenith)
Approved
as of Aug. 2025
A proposed off-grid data center on 300 acres of a larger approved site south of Roswell, with on-site solar, batteries and gas generation. Also known as: Project Zenith.
Power1,250MW reported · stated
Site300acres
Who is behind it
ProjectZenith Volts data center (Project Zenith)Also: Project Zenith
Developer and teamZenith Volts Corp.
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
Reporting put the approved site at 8,400 acres with a 300-acre data center, a 250-acre battery system, about 140 permanent jobs and an $11.7 billion cost. (Albuquerque Journal, Oct. 28, 2025)
Zenith Volts said Chaves County had approved its data center on an 8,500-acre site, aiming to be fully running by November 2027. (Zenith Volts Corp. (news release via Cision), Aug. 25, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- The county record of the approval was not found; site size differs between 8,400 and 8,500 acres and power between 1.25 and 1.3 GW in the sources.
The full record
- Status note
- County commissioners approved the project in August 2025, as reported; the type of approval was not stated.
- Power note
- The company said 1.25 GW or more; reporting gave 1.3 GW.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)