High-tech ghost-town being built in the middle of the NM desert

A defense contractor called Pegasus Global Holdings is building a replica of Rock Hill, SC in the middle of the New Mexico desert, which will be used to prototype self-driving cars, green buildings and smart meters. It will be an uninhabited lab, a "theme park for scientists." They're calling it "The Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation." From Don Worthington's article in the Rock Hill Herald:

Earlier this week, Pegasus Global Holdings announced it would build City Labs near Hobbs, N.M. Pegasus selected the site because of the cost of the land, access to electricity and the proximity to federal and university testing labs.
The initial investment will be about $400 million and could expand to $1 billion over 10 years. The project – officially called the Center for Innovation, Technology and Testing – is expected to create 350 permanent jobs in an area hard hit by the oil bust of 1980s.
Before the announcement, City Labs was referred to as “Project Sandbox.” When people saw the conceptual plans, they asked if it was based on Lincoln, Neb., or Tampa, Fla., Brumley said.
Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/05/11/3967665/rock-hill-is-the-basis-for-new.html#storylink=cpy

The bland names ("Pegasus Global Holdings," "Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation"), the military links, the remote desert location -- it's not a business plan, it's a treatment for an unsuccessful Bond movie.
Rock Hill is the model for full-scale New Mexico testing lab (via /.)