The Data Center Divide
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Chaves County
Neutral Data Center Policies
Chaves County approved a special-use permit allowing the specific Zenith Volts data center and solar project to proceed. The approval is project-specific and does not remove the need for permits or create a broad incentive.
current law · County project: The proposed data center, solar facility, and battery storage project near West Pearson RoadApproves the special-use permit for Zenith Volts Corp. to construct a 1,265-megawatt utility-scale solar facility, 300-acre data center, and 250-acre battery-energy storage system.Chaves County Special-Use Permit for Zenith Volts Data Center and Solar Facility (2025)
What this means
The county’s approval of the special use permit allows a specific data center project to move forward, which is a modest benefit. But it applies only to that project and shows that a permit is required, so it does not create a broad incentive or remove regulatory steps.
People behind it
- Chaves County Commissioners
Approved the special use permit for the solar facility, data center, and battery storage project.
- Zenith Volts Corp.
Provided the development plan for the project location.
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Construction of the data center requires approval of a special use permit from Chaves County.
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Chaves County Commissioners approved the special use permit required to construct a project including a 300-acre data center, a 250-acre battery-storage system, and a 1,265-megawatt solar facility intended to power them. The approval applies to the described Zenith Volts Corp. project near West Pearson Road, near Lake Arthur and the Chaves–Eddy County border.
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