Deb Haaland Lays Out Data Center Policy, Including Moratorium

Data center debate enters gubernatorial race, Project Jupiter donations under scrutiny

Deb Haaland said she would order a statewide moratorium on new data centers, while Gregg Hull said he would rather have local control.

Haaland proposes data center moratorium, guardrails despite $87,000 in data-center related donations

Haaland, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, would sign an executive order establishing the temporary pause on day one.

Data centers become key issue in New Mexico governor’s race

New Mexico gubernatorial candidates Deb Haaland and Gregg Hull agree that data centers need to be monitored, but disagree on how strict measures should go.

Deb Haaland lays out data center policy, including moratorium

Democrat Gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland would support legislation for a statewide data center moratorium.

Haaland backs data center moratorium in New Mexico

New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland (D) on Thursday backed a moratorium on the construction of data centers in her state, citing environmental and workforce-related concerns. In a policy framework on her website, Haaland backed “open, transparent, and meaningful” conversations within communities about the impacts of AI data centers. She also called for requiring data…

New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland announces data center moratorium executive order if elected

Deb Haaland, the former U.S. Interior secretary and New Mexico’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee, on Thursday said if elected she would sign an executive order immediately upon taking office to pause all new large-scale data center proposals while state lawmakers craft guidelines for such developments. She also defended taking campaign donations from tech giant Oracle.