New Mexico data center moratoriums
As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 7 local data center pauses in force in New Mexico, no bans and 4 proposals, across its counties and cities. At state level, a bill or proposal is pending.
- 7 pauses in force · 0 bans · 4 proposed
- 0 pauses end within 60 days
- Checked: 33 counties, 100 cities · 11 on tracker
Cite this page
Source: Grounded Compute, New Mexico moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/new-mexico/moratoriums
Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections
State level · Bill or proposal, not passed
Proposed pause on new large-scale data centers; the proposal’s definition and duration were still being developed for the 2027 session.
krwg.orgNews reportedChecked 31 Oct 2026
Not counted in the local figures above.
Expiring by 30 Dec 2026
None in the next 60 days
Moratorium map · counties
- Ban: 0 counties
- Pause (active or extended): 4 counties
- Pause proposed: 1 county
- End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
- Ended, expired or none found: 25 counties
- No government or news source found: 3 counties
- City: ban
- City: pause
- City: pause proposed
- 33 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
- Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (6)
- Schematic; outlines: US Census
Tracker · 11 bans, pauses and proposals
- Rows grouped under their count; each count matches the figures at the top
- 3 government confirmed · 8 news reported
- Ended pauses and no-pause checks: on the map only. We checked counties and cities; nothing found is not proof that none exists
- Method
| Jurisdiction | Status | Covers | End | Permanent rules | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauses in force (7) | |||||
| Bernalillo (city, Sandoval) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | cms7files.revize.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Grant County | Pause | Other | 21 Nov 2027 | – | santafenewmexican.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rio Communities (city, Valencia) | Pause | Above a size threshold: Undefined uses exceeding 20,000 square feet in commercial, industrial, and manufacturing zones | 26 Aug 2027 | Rules drafted | news-bulletin.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Santa Fe County | Pause | Above a size threshold: Data centers with proposed aggregate IT load capacity of 1 megawatt or greater. | – | – | santafecountynm.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Sierra County | Pause | All data centers | – | – | sierraco.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Silver City (city, Grant) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | scdailypress.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Socorro County | Pause | All data centers | – | – | kanw.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Proposed (4) | |||||
| Lincoln County | Pause proposed | – | – | – | yahoo.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Raton (city, Colfax) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | santafenewmexican.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Socorro (city, Socorro) | Pause proposed | Other: Industrial-scale data centers; no specific threshold stated | – | – | dchieftain.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Taos (city, Taos) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | taosnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
– = not found in the sources we checked
Source: Grounded Compute, New Mexico moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/new-mexico/moratoriums
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