SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — After months of delays, residents will get a chance to weigh in on how Project Jupiter, a large data center under construction in Santa Teresa, could affect local air quality during a public hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Dec. 7.
The hearing will be held at the Sunland Park Multi-Generational Center, 4700 McNutt Road. The first day is reserved for public comment, with three minutes allowed per speaker.
Developers plan to generate electricity for the site using natural gas fuel cells. The system would release greenhouse gases and other pollutants and requires state air quality approval.
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A hearing previously scheduled for September was canceled while the New Mexico Supreme Court considered legal challenges. The court later denied those petitions.
Meanwhile, the environmental group New Energy Economy is asking that the application be dismissed as incomplete. A separate hearing on that request is set for Monday.
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