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Dossier · Organization
Site Layer 1 LLC (Granite Renewables)
The developer of a gas-fired data center proposed near Hachita and Playas in Grant County, whose air application NMED says it will not act on until the company engages the community.
At a glance
- Kind
- Company
- Jurisdiction
- Private sector (no public jurisdiction)
- Also known as
- Granite Renewables
- Verification
- confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
- In the record
- 2 sources · 3 connections · 1 dated entries
- Record id
- PJO146
Key facts
- 2026-08-27Residents learned of the project from a legal notice in the Silver City Daily Press on August 27, 2026.[2]
- The notice said the facility could burn about 2.3 million cubic feet of natural gas an hour and that an air permit application would be filed with NMED by October 1.[2]
- 2026-09-18Environment Secretary James Kenney wrote to the developers on September 18, 2026 expressing 'disappointment' at their lack of community engagement.[1]
- NMED's spokesperson said the department does not plan to act on the application until the company performs an acceptable level of community engagement.[1]
- The company did not respond to reporters.[1]
The record
The developer of a gas-fired data center proposed for the rural south of Grant County near Hachita and Playas, which residents learned of from a legal notice in the Silver City Daily Press on August 27. The notice said the facility could burn about 2.3 million cubic feet of natural gas an hour and that an air permit application would be filed with NMED by October 1.
Environment Secretary James Kenney wrote to the developers on September 18 expressing "disappointment" at their lack of community engagement; the department's spokesperson said NMED "does not plan on acting on it until they perform an acceptable level of community engagement as outlined in the Secretary's letter." The company did not respond to reporters.
Relationships · 3
In the timeline · 1
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Sources · 2
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