El Paso City Council is moving forward with a tax break for Meta’s new data center, ignoring hours of public outcry. The project is officially a go, meaning the massive facility will be built as originally planned.
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Declining — being discussed less frequently. 0 mentions in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before, 1 the 90 before that.
Residents fear the project will lead to higher utility rates for the public.
The data center operator and potentially the local economy through tax revenue.
Local residents who fear water shortages and increased utility bills.
After seven hours of public comment, much of it opposing the project, El Paso City Council voted 5-3 against a proposal that could have led to the termination of incentive agreements with Meta for its Northeast El Paso data center. The post City of E...
Community members are calling for the county to cancel its contract with Meta, arguing that the data center will strain local water and energy resources.
‘We can’t do this a lot’: El Paso Water CEO warns as questions grow over Meta data center’s water use El Paso Matters
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