NEW MEXICO COULD GET THE FACEBOOK DATA CENTER IT’S BEEN COMPETING FOR AFTER ALL. UTAH … THE OTHER STATE HOPING TO LURE IN FACEBOOK WITH A 240-MILLION DOLLAR TAX BREAK … HIT A SNAG WHEN SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCILORS UNANIMOUSLY SAID THEY’D VOTE AGAINST THAT. MEANWHILE, THE LOS LUNAS VILLAGE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED UP TO 30 BILLION DOLLARS IN INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS FOR FACEBOOK.
ON WEDNESDAY, THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION CONSIDERS THE PNM APPLICATION TO PROVIDE POWER TO FACEBOOK, SHOULD IT ELECT TO MOVE ITS DATA CENTER TO LOS LUNAS. PNM IS ASKING THE PRC TO APPROVE A POWER SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH FACEBOOK. PRC ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNCIL JUDITH AMER TELLS US IT’S A COMPLEX TRANSACTION. SHE SAYS PART OF THE APPLICATION INCLUDES A SOLAR FACILITY.
