Sierra County
New Mexico county that passed an 18-month data-centre moratorium against a Spaceport America project.
Sierra County, New Mexico, unanimously passed an 18-month data-centre moratorium on 21 July 2026, the third county in the state to act, against a proposed Green Data site near Spaceport America.
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Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Sierra County joins New Mexico revoltBackground
Sierra County is a county in southern New Mexico, seated at Truth or Consequences.
Commissioners unanimously passed an 18-month moratorium on new data-centre development on 21 July 2026, the third county in the state to act after Santa Fe and Socorro . The vote followed more than an hour of public comment, nearly all of it opposed to a proposed solar-powered data centre from developer Green Data on state land near Spaceport America; commissioners amended a routine land-use resolution mid-meeting to ADD the moratorium after hearing residents' objections.
The vote adds Sierra to a widening New Mexico county revolt against hyperscale development, following Santa Fe's own moratorium . state lawmakers have pledged to introduce a statewide moratorium bill in the 2027 legislative session, which would be a first for any US state.