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Grant County Commission

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A southwestern New Mexico county commission that moved toward a one-year data-center moratorium aimed at a gas-fired project near Hachita.

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Kind
County government
Jurisdiction
Another county
Verification
confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
In the record
2 sources · 0 connections · 1 dated entries
Record id
PJO145

Key facts

  • 2026-09-24On September 24, 2026, approved notice of intent to consider a one-year moratorium on data centers, modeled on Socorro County's, to be voted on October 8.[1]
  • Commissioner Tom Shelley dissented on property-rights grounds.[1]
  • The moratorium is aimed at a gas-fired data center proposed near Hachita whose developer has not engaged with the county.

The record

The county commission in southwestern New Mexico that on September 24, 2026 approved notice of intent to consider a one-year moratorium on data centers, modeled on Socorro County's, to be voted on October 8. Commissioner Tom Shelley dissented on property-rights grounds.

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Sep 24, 2026Two southern counties go opposite ways

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The decision was due July 21. Instead: a public hearing — first set for October, then moved up to September 14 at the applicant’s request — and a ruling due by November 23. A $165B question for one desert county, on a schedule that keeps moving. The clock above always shows the next date that matters. Until the ruling, and after, this is the public watch on how it’s being made.