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2GW data center could come to Socorro, New Mexico
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A 2GW data center could be built in Socorro, a city in central New Mexico.
Key facts
- The project would cover 10,000 acres west of Socorro Peak and north of Highway 60, and could potentially make use of small modular reactors
- At the March 25 board meeting of the Socorro Electric Cooperative, developer Green Data floated the idea of developing a 10GW solar farm that would power a 2GW data center according to a report by El
- CEO Jason Bak was formerly the CEO and chairman of Finavera Renewables, a Canadian wind farm company
- Around 80 people have responded to a Facebook event called “No Data Center in Socorro” which is set to take place at a local bar
Summary
At the March 25 board meeting of the Socorro Electric Cooperative, developer Green Data floated the idea of developing a 10GW solar farm that would power a 2GW data center according to a report by El Defensor Chieftain. The project would cover 10,000 acres west of Socorro Peak and north of Highway 60, and could potentially make use of small modular reactors. Green Data CEO Jason Bak has said that the company would provide power infrastructure, leaving the provision of compute to its tenants. Bak added that the company’s plan was to begin construction this year, with a four to five-year completion timeline.