Santa Fe County, New Mexico, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 30, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 16, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The records read: "540-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-06-30, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)." "Santa Fe County (NM) commissioners are advancing a yearlong moratorium on data center developments, with a public hearing and vote expected in late June; Commissioner Lisa Cacari Stone framed it as a 'meaningful pause' to develop land-use… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | June 30, 2026 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) | |
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 16, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Santa Fe County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
New Mexico context
New Mexico has 6 documented local actions across 5 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for New Mexico in this snapshot.
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.