1 data center project in Unincorporated Chaves County
Who decides here: the Chaves County Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Chaves County
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Chaves County commissioners approved the Zenith Volts project on an 8,400-acre site about 20 miles south of Roswell. The county planning director said no tax breaks were offered. The type of approval was not reported.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Chaves County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Chaves County: Lea County Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Southwestern Public Service Co. (company) or Otero County Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Central Valley Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Roosevelt County Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in New Mexico.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Has construction started?
- How much groundwater will the site use?
- Sources differ on size: is the site 8,400 or 8,500 acres?