Zenith Volts AI data center campus (south of Roswell)
A Wyoming company plans an AI data center about 20 miles south of Roswell, running on its own solar, batteries and gas. The county approved it in 2025. The company hoped to open by late 2027.
Where things stand: Chaves County approved it in Aug. 2025. No proof yet that building has started.
🕒 Latest update (May 29, 2026): Residents started an online petition asking the county to pause the project and study water.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 20 miles south of Roswell, Unincorporated Chaves County, Chaves County
- 🏢 CompanyZenith Volts Corp.
- 🌳 Size8,400 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs1,300 megawatts (about as much as 1,040,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromOff the public grid: its own solar farm, a large battery system and natural gas generators.
- 🗼 New power linesNo
- 💵 Cost$11.7 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksCounty planning director said the county gave no incentives.
- 👷 Jobs promised140
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Has construction started? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much groundwater will the site use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Sources differ on size: is the site 8,400 or 8,500 acres? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Aug 2025Chaves County commissioners approved the project.
- May 29, 2026Residents started an online petition asking the county to pause the project and study water.
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.
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Where this comes from
- Chaves County approves data center project amid rising demand for computing infrastructure · Albuquerque Journal · Oct 28, 2025
- Zenith Volts Corp secures county approval for scalable data center 20 miles south of Roswell, NM · Zenith Volts (press release) · 2025
- Stop the Zenith Project Data Center · Change.org petition · May 29, 2026
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