New Mexico residents oppose proposed data center at Socorro town hall

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 675

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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More than a dozen residents spoke out at a town hall meeting Tuesday evening against a massive proposed data center in Socorro.

Residents first caught wind of a proposed data center in March, when Green Data CEO Jason Bak spoke at a Socorro Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees meeting and proposed building “the largest data center in the state,” and one that would be the largest one “in the world” that relied on alternative energy …

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