New Mexico: data centers & your electric bill
The numbers residents cite at hearings — grid, water, and regulator contacts for New Mexico, from the free GridWatch toolkit.
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As of July 2026 · changes over months · Source: U.S. Data Center Power Map by State — ElectricChoice.com compilation (updated July 2026; CC-BY 4.0). Underlying load research: LBNL 2024 US Data Center Energy Usage Report; rates: EIA
Facility counts vary by directory because each one draws the boundary differently — DataCenterMap lists 44 in Alabama where this table says 35, since it counts small network rooms alongside hyperscale campuses. Cite the TWh figure rather than the facility count when you can; it is the number that speaks to grid impact. Underlying load research is LBNL-2001637 (Dec 2024).
Your regulator
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission — website · file a complaint
Official state energy data: EIA New Mexico electricity profile — generation, prices, and consumption from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Pushback already happening in New Mexico
| Where | Level | Status | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra County | Local | Enactedexpires 2028-01-22 | 18-month pause passed unanimously in a surprise vote after public comment, following a Spaceport America data center proposal | Source read 2026-08-04 |
| Socorro County | Local | Enactedexpires 2027-06-09 | 1-year moratorium on data centers and related infrastructure on unincorporated county land, adopted unanimously after 2+ months of opposition to the proposed Green Data Center; also began forming an advisory committee to recommend regulations. | Source read 2026-08-12 |
| Santa Fe County | Local | Enacted | Data center moratorium adopted | Unverified |
As of August 2026 · changes weekly — re-check before citing
Illustrative rather than exhaustive — dozens of localities churn weekly, and this tracks the ones we have read a source for. **Each row carries its own provenance.** Rows showing a verification date link to the ordinance, the enacting body's own page, or a datable report of the vote, and were read on that date. Rows marked *unverified* came from bulk compilation and have not been checked against a primary source — the locality, the year, and the status may all be off. Verify one of those with the town clerk before citing it as precedent. **Expiry is derived, not asserted.** A row with a documented end date flips to *Expired* on its own once that date passes. A time-limited moratorium whose start date was never documented keeps showing as enacted — that is a known gap, not a claim that it is still in force. Moratoriums are also routinely extended, so an expiry date is the earliest it could have ended, not proof that it did.
Known data center campuses in New Mexico
| Operator | Location | Tenant | Filing LLC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | Los Lunas | Meta | Codename shells: Greater Kudu, Raven Northbrook, Stadion, Wobniar, Pinnacle Mountain |
| OpenAI · Oracle (Stargate) | Doña Ana County | OpenAI | Per-site developer LLCs (Crusoe/Lancium at Abilene, etc.) |
⏳ No verification date recorded · changes over months · Source: Operator ownership & filing-LLC naming patterns — compiled from operator releases and county filings, then checked against SEC EDGAR full-text search. Composite, not a single citation: look the entity up yourself before naming it in a filing
Each row carries its own attribution level — first-party rows come from the operator's own site, but colocation and REIT ownership was compiled from trade press and never passed an independent fact-check. Check the attribution column before citing a row.
Every data center already built in New Mexico
The campuses above are the ones GridWatch tracks by operator and filing LLC. For the full inventory — street addresses of every existing facility, including the smaller colocation and network sites — DataCenterMap keeps a public directory for New Mexico.
Browse the New Mexico directory →
Two caveats before you cite it at a hearing: it lists facilities that already exist, so a newly proposed campus will not appear; and it counts a small network room the same as a hyperscale campus, so the facility count is not a measure of power draw or community impact.
What communities in New Mexico have won
- Los Lunas (Meta) — A water agreement with terms: the March 2025 village agreement with Greater Kudu LLC (Meta's filing entity) guarantees up to 3M gallons/day but suspends supply in a declared Stage 3 water emergency. Meta also funds eight Rio Grande watershed restoration projects, ~172M gallons/year Source 1 · Source 2 · verified 2026-08-05
Latest New Mexico data center news
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State municipal league: New Mexico Municipal League
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