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Since New Mexico Tech and developer Green Data paused a proposed solar-powered data center in Socorro earlier this summer, residents in neighboring Sierra County have turned their attention to another Green Data collaboration 鈥� this time, with Spaceport America.

The spaceport, a taxpayer-funded project that completed construction in 2006, sits on 18,000 acres of state land outside Truth or Consequences under a long-term lease with the State Land Office. It is governed by the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, a state agency with a governing board chaired by state Economic Development Secretary Rob Black.

After the release of public documents online by Sierra County resident Wil Troup, Spaceport America confirmed that it has held ongoing discussions on a possible project with Green Data since 2021.

In a statement, it emphasized that 鈥渢he potential Spaceport America project is not a relocation of the Socorro proposal.鈥�

Moreover, any activity appears to depend on a decision by New Mexico鈥檚 public lands commissioner, who oversees state trust lands, including requested subleases on spaceport grounds. 

Troup told the Journal references to potential data center development in Spaceport America鈥檚 prompted him to seek public records about any projects in the works.

New Mexico Tech did not pursue the project with Green Data, citing complications including available land that would be required and community concerns, university President Michael Jackson said in June. Days after the announcement, Socorro County commissioners enacted a one-year moratorium on data center development in the county while a blue ribbon committee studies the issue.

In Sierra County, residents have organized under the name Project Consequences to advocate for a similar moratorium there. Additionally, a group of state lawmakers vowed to pursue a statewide moratorium in 2027, which would be the first of its kind in the U.S.

The spaceport said 鈥渓imited planning agreements鈥� are in effect with the developer, as well as reviews of electric and water usage, while stating the project design has 鈥渆volved over time鈥� and that 鈥渘o lease, sublease, construction agreement, or development agreement has been executed.鈥�

While the project plan remains under review and subject to change, a spaceport spokesperson said the current proposal would occupy 21 acres within the spaceport鈥檚 horizontal launch area and possibly 30 additional acres.

Public records show that Spaceport America Director Scott McLaughlin submitted an application for a sublease to the State Land Office, which manages state trust lands, seeking approval to rent land to Green Data Center developer Aetherion Inc. for $176,400 annually. The signature page indicates McLaughlin signed the application in February. 

The State Land Office told the Journal the application remains under review and that Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard 鈥渉as serious concerns about the tremendous strain that some data centers put on water systems and other natural resources. Any data center projects that proceed must have robust environmental guardrails in place and need to provide a clear, net benefit to the local community.鈥�

The Economic Development Department said it had not received any applications from the developer for incentive programs such as Local Economic Development Act or job-training assistance.

Green Data CEO Jason Bak did not respond to queries from the Journal on Thursday.

The estimated demand for the proposal鈥檚 initial phase would be 4 megawatts, or 鈥渓ess than 0.2% of recently published power-capacity figures associated with Project Jupiter,鈥� an unrelated hyperscale data center under construction in Santa Teresa for Oracle and OpenAI.

But a summary of a sub-lessee agreement, included in documents released to Troup, entertains a 鈥淭ier 1 to 3 data center.鈥� A Tier 3 classification, according to the Uptime Institute, requires redundant systems to ensure that maintenance on computer and cooling systems can take place without 鈥渄owntime鈥� or temporarily shutting down.

The spaceport said the proposals include on-site solar generation and battery storage for 鈥渁 substantial portion鈥� of the project鈥檚 power demand, with a utility connection. 鈥淭he developer鈥檚 stated objective is to offset annual grid electricity purchases with on-site renewable generation,鈥� the spaceport鈥檚 statement said, adding that the spaceport would require 鈥渄etailed information regarding the amount, timing, and duration of any utility withdrawals.鈥�

As for water, the spaceport said the current proposal included an estimated need for 30,300 gallons of water for the initial filling of a closed-loop cooling system plus an estimated 15,300 gallons annually (about 42 gallons per day) for replacement water. The sub-lessee agreement also includes a reference to 鈥渕oisture farming,鈥� described by the spaceport as 鈥渁tmospheric water generation,鈥� as a supplemental source.

It did not appear that a source for the needed water had been identified, and the spaceport said that would need to be in place and validated before work could proceed.

The spaceport said no action would be taken without detailed reviews of resource consumption, infrastructure, impacts and legal environmental and cultural resource assessments, as well as an evaluation of the developer鈥檚 ability to deliver a successful project and fulfill contractual obligations.

The Spaceport Authority said it 鈥渞ecognizes the legitimate concerns that New Mexicans have raised regarding the electricity, water, environmental, and other impacts of large data centers鈥� and pledged to 鈥渆valuate potential economic development opportunities while protecting public resources and the interests of Sierra County, nearby communities, utility customers, and the State of New Mexico.鈥�

Algernon 顿鈥橝尘尘补蝉蝉补 is the Journal鈥檚 southern New Mexico correspondent. He can be reached at adammassa@abqjournal.com.