Green Data Spaceport America Data Center

Facility record

Lifecycle

CancelledSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

32.9903, -106.9698

Serving utility, source-reported

Not established

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

5 MW

Source record updated

2026-09-10

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

1. 2026-07-20Proposed

   Public records surfaced a State Land Office sublease application, signed by Spaceport America director Scott McLaughlin in February 2026, to rent land to Green Data developer Aetherion Inc. for $176,400 annually; the application remains under review by the Commissioner of Public Lands.

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2. 2026-09-03Cancelled

   The NM State Land Office rejected the Aetherion/Green Data sublease proposal at Spaceport America on 2026-09-03, and Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard ruled Sierra County's 2026-07-21 data-center moratorium applies to Spaceport activity despite it sitting on state trust land. Spaceport's executive director Scott McLaughlin said the facility will honor the decision. The developer (Jason Bak) did not respond to comment and left the door open to a future proposal once moratoria expire, but this specific sublease proposal is dead as of this report.

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Source notes

Sited on state trust land inside Spaceport America's 18,000-acre lease outside Truth or Consequences. Current plan would occupy 21 acres within the horizontal launch area, possibly plus 30 additional acres. Spaceport America says discussions with Green Data have been ongoing since 2021 and that the project 'is not a relocation of the Socorro proposal'; only 'limited planning agreements' are in effect. Capacity has not been disclosed.

Proposal pairs on-site solar generation and battery storage covering 'a substantial portion' of demand with a utility connection; the developer's stated objective is to offset annual grid purchases with on-site renewable generation.

Sources and provenance

• Spaceport America data center proposal sparks curiosity · source retrieved 2026-08-08
• New Mexico county adopts data center moratorium as residents protest Spaceport proposal · source retrieved 2026-08-08
• Developer plans 'world's largest' green data center in Socorro (Spaceport America companion-project detail) · source retrieved 2026-08-20
• Spaceport America in talks with Green Data for data center project in Sierra County · source retrieved 2026-09-03
• New Mexico land commissioner shoots down Canadian data center company's pitch at Spaceport America · source retrieved 2026-09-10
• Sierra County enacts 18-month data center moratorium in surprise vote · source retrieved 2026-09-10

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.