Attendees commandeer New Mexico Tech town hall to oppose proposed Socorro data center, solar array

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 857

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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New Mexico Tech President Michael Jackson took the stage in the university’s Macey Center auditorium Tuesday night to kick off a town hall meeting regarding a controversial proposal to partner with a Canadian company to build a data center and massive solar array on 10,000 acres of nearby land in Socorro. The stage had three empty seats, intended for Green Data executives who had planned to give a presentation on their ambitious plans.

Those seats …

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