SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A proposed $165 billion data center and digital infrastructure campus could be coming to Santa Teresa, but not without pushback from residents demanding transparency and accountability.
This was the first of a series of public meetings hosted by Borderplex Digital Assets, developers behind “Project Jupiter,” who presented the plan as a generational opportunity for Doña Ana County. However, tensions quickly rose when organizers attempted to divide attendees into breakout groups. Residents refused, insisting that all questions be answered in front of the full audience.
“Why are we just now hearing about this when you had the memorandum of understanding since March?” one attendee asked, drawing applause from the crowd…