The Zhitong Finance App learned that US tech giant Google (GOOGL.US) is actively considering building a data center in Lee County, New Mexico. This latest AI infrastructure plan can be described as showing the increasingly important site selection logic of tech giants in AI infrastructure expansion — in addition to chip procurement, stabilizing power supply, energy costs, water resources, and community support also determines whether the project can be implemented. Lee County is located in the western Permian Basin. Rich natural gas resources and local gas power generation infrastructure may provide energy conditions for large-scale computing facilities.

The Zhitong Finance App learned that US tech giant Google (GOOGL.US) is actively considering building a data center in Lee County, New Mexico. This latest AI infrastructure plan can be described as showing the increasingly important site selection logic of tech giants in AI infrastructure expansion — in addition to chip procurement, stabilizing power supply, energy costs, water resources, and community support also determines whether the project can be implemented. Lee County is located in the western Permian Basin. Rich natural gas resources and local gas power generation infrastructure may provide energy conditions for large-scale computing facilities.