[LWVNM Action] Fw: [Lwvcnmtopics] LWVCNM - Monthly Meeting - Thursday November 12th at Noon - Hyperscale Data Centers in New Mexico - Data Center and MicroGrid Study Committee

[Richard Mason]

This is a hybrid meeting .
Dick Mason
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Please join us for our November Monthly meeting on November 12th at Noon. This is your opportunity to learn more about Hyperscale Data Centers and find out what they are. The Zoom Invitation is after the description.
  NOVEMBER EDUCATIONAL MEETING

   Thursday, November 12th at Noon

            

WHERE: LWVCNMOffices Conference Room, 6739 Academy Rd. NE, ample parking available.   Inperson (members and guests only);  Zoom(members and general public) 

TOPIC:  HYPERSCALE DATACENTERS IN NEW MEXICO             

SPEAKERS: THE DATA CENTER& MICROGRID STUDY COMMITTEE OF THE LWVCNM

This will be a hybridmeeting at 12 PM with in-person attendance in the LWVCNM conference room.

The Data Centerand Microgrid Study Committee will present information about its ongoing studyfor this general meeting of the League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico.The nine-member study committee has spent the last six months learning aboutdata centers in New Mexico, their impact on the environment, the kinds of jobsthey bring to the state, and the current state of the electric grid.

 

There are moredata centers in Albuquerque than any other area of the state. Of the fourcounties the Central New Mexico League covers, only Bernalillo and Valenciahave operating data centers. The cluster of data centers in Albuquerque ismostly in the downtown area and are small scale; the largest draws about sixmegawatts. The Public Service Company of New Mexico’s electric grid has beenable to absorb their power needs, and they have all received air qualitypermits for back-up generators and are connected to the Albuquerque BernalilloCounty Water Authority.

 

Hyperscale datacenters are different. Meta’s data center in Los Lunas began on a small scaleand has over the past 10 years grown into a hyperscale data center. It has hada complex growth pattern, requiring that PNM design and build a separateelectric substation, paid for by Meta. Meta’s growth was slow and manageable,but we are seeing a new wave of development in which an enormous project isannounced and local communities are forced to react. Here’s what is happeningall around us.

 

Hyperscale datacenters are bringing enormous change to New Mexico. They are defined by theCongressional Research Service as having more than 5,000 servers in buildingsof more than 10,000 square feet, and drawing more than 100 megawatts ofelectricity.

 

ProjectJupiter, a hyperscale artificial intelligence learning data center near SantaTeresa, is being built for Oracle and Chat GBT. It plans to build a fuel-cellmicrogrid capable of generating nearly as much power as the Public ServiceCompany of New Mexico (PNM), the largest investor-owned electric utility in thestate, generates.

 

Google hasannounced that it is exploring the possibility of building a 7-gigawatthyperscale data center capable of generating about 3 times the amount ofelectricity generated by PNM near Hobbs in Lea County.

What does thatactually mean for our air quality, our water use, our economy, our landscapeand our pocketbooks? We will have a chance to talk about the changes the datacenters are bringing, and some things the state and local governments might doto enhance their positive impacts and mitigate their negative impacts.

 

LWVCNM is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Hyperscale Data Centers in New Mexico
Time: Nov 12, 2026 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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