Permian Basin in dire need of power – www.hobbsnews.com

Permian Basin in dire need of power – www.hobbsnews.com

Permian Basin in dire need of power Levi Hill/News-Sun The Delaware Basin of Southeast New Mexico is starving. Every economic development opportunity that could possibly come to New Mexico — from nuclear facilities, including upgrades at Urenco USA, to data centers — all need one thing: Power. And it is power New Mexico is lacking in spades. How much? Potentially as much as 20,000 megawatts of power, according to James Lackey, director of Custom…