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Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert

Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert

News ClipKUOW·NM·6/14/2026

A New Mexico borderland county has approved the development of a large data center, which will include its own gas-fired electricity plant, in an effort to boost economic development. However, concerns are emerging, primarily regarding the project's significant water demands, leading to some community "buyer's remorse."

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A county in the New Mexico borderlands desperate for economic development has OK'd one of the country's biggest data centers, with its own gas-fired electricity plant. There's now some buyer's remorse.