Hobbs Data Center
Hobbs, Lea County, NM
Source: Primary source
Hobbs Data Center is an operating data center in Lea County, NM. DataCentersExposed has documented a 43,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkImported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Gov. Katie Hobbs Says Arizona Should Rethink State Incentives For Data Centers Habs Score Tonight (YkUWmncEVK)Mshale· Aug 24, 2026
- Group creates petition to repeal Clarksville data center's multi-billion-dollar bond5newsonline.com· Aug 21, 2026
- Data center, wolf bills put Arizona environmentalists on the defenseazcentral.com and The Arizona Republic· Aug 9, 2026
- How Andy Biggs plans to handle Arizona's data center boomKTAR News 92.3 FM· Jul 23, 2026
- Mixed opinions, limited information about $6.6 billion data center in Arkansas River ValleyArkansas Advocate· Jul 20, 2026
- Arizona Tapping Brakes on Data Center DevelopmentRTO Insider· Jul 15, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Will Rogers Elementary in Hobbs, is 0.3 mi from this site (314 students). 6 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.