New Mexico county moves to halt data centers as town fights project over water fears

New Mexico county moves to halt data centers as town fights project over water fears

Residents in New Mexico may have just won an important victory. At a mid-May meeting, the Socorro County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to move ahead with considering a temporary moratorium on data centers after a wave of public opposition to a proposed 10,000-acre facility in the area, according to Source NM.  The county still has to hold public meetings and collect feedback before making a final decision on the pause, but the move ap…