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Google data center in Lea County

Lea County, New Mexico · Google

News reports describe a proposed data center in Lea County, New Mexico. The sources link it to Google.

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Where it stands

  1. Possible
  2. Proposed
  3. Filed
  4. Approved
  5. Under construction
  6. Operational

A developer or official has publicly described the project, but nothing has been filed. GroundCurrent last updated this stage on Sep 17, 2026.

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Timeline

How this project has unfolded

  1. Reported→Proposed

    Proposal reported

    “Google — exploring first self-built NM data center · Lea County, New Mexico (southeast NM; county seat Lovington)”

    Source: Google — exploring first self-built NM data center · Lea County, New Mexico (southeast NM; county seat Lovington) (datacenterdynamics.com)

Claims and evidence

What we know, and how we know it

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News reporting links Google to this project.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

Described as a data center project in news reports or government records.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

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