New Mexico residents oppose proposed data center at Socorro town hall

New Mexico residents oppose proposed data center at Socorro town hall

Dozens of residents attended a May 6, 2026, town hall in Socorro to protest a data center proposal. (Screenshot)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…