Tomorrow, Doña Ana County Commissioners took the first step for supporting the construction of one of the largest data centers in the United States. Data centers are a key component to the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and the internet services almost everyone uses today. Controversy around them has also risen as more data centers are deployed across the globe. The $165 billion project to be built in Santa Teresa can become the largest data center in the United States if it is developed as planned.
The United States is home to some of the most advanced data centers in the world. Meta Platforms, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, owns the largest center in the US. The Oregon datacenter takes up 4.6 million square feet.
Meta is building a $7.1 million data center in El Paso on 1,039 acres of land it purchased from the city in the northeast for $8.5 million in late 2023. By comparison, Borderplex Digital plans to spend $165 billion constructing its data center over the next ten years…