Gallup data center water deal draws Navajo concerns

Residents of Gallup, New Mexico, voiced strong opposition during a recent City Council meeting on May 12 regarding a proposed data center. Speakers at the meeting raised significant concerns about the project's water consumption, its potential effects on the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, job creation, and the adequacy of public notice. The proposed data center, identified as a project by Teraplex Data Centers LLC, a Virginia-based limited liability company, aims to develop industrial and commercial uses, including a data center, on approximately 330 acres on Gallup’s eastern industrial edge. Public documents describe Teraplex as a modular data center and power infrastructure company focused on AI computing and integrated power systems, though public materials do not clearly indicate existing data center campuses owned by the company. The Gallup City Council is currently deliberating whether to extend a crucial long-term reclaimed water option for Teraplex Data Centers LLC, a decision that is central to the project's advancement and is drawing considerable public scrutiny.