New Mexico Tech nixes data center proposal — for now

New Mexico Tech President Michael Jackson in a campuswide email Tuesday wrote that university leaders and the Canadian developer pitching a 10,000-acre data center and solar array have jointly agreed that the proposal is “not the right path at this time.”

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 455

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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New Mexico Tech President Michael Jackson in a campus-wide email Tuesday wrote that university leaders and the Canadian developer pitching a 10,000-acre data center and solar array have jointly agreed that the proposal is “not the right path at this time.”

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