17 data centers and projects on our map in New Mexico, including 3 projects we track in detail. Each one links to its source. Below: where they are by county, the projects in the news, and the latest reporting from both sides.
See New Mexico on the map. Existing facilities come from OpenStreetMap, a community-maintained public map that is incomplete; proposed, under construction and blocked projects are tracked one by one from news, filings and official records.
Proposed Land option signed, first power targeted for 2028
Lovington, Lea County · Operator: New Era Energy and Digital
7000 MW · announced 2025-11
A proposed AI campus of up to 7 gigawatts on about 3,500 acres in southeastern New Mexico, paired with dedicated on site generation starting with a 2 gigawatt natural gas plant. Water use in the arid Permian region is a leading concern.
Issues raised: power, water, air-pollution
Under construction Oracle sent a force majeure notice on Sept. 24, 2026 citing gas pipeline delays and permit setbacks
Las Cruces, Doña Ana County · Operator: Stack Infrastructure and Blue Owl Capital
2450 MW · announced 2025-09
The 1,400 acre AI campus anchored by the Stargate venture faces a delayed Energy Transfer gas pipeline, denied energy permits and debt trading below 90 cents on the dollar. Oracle says it still intends to occupy the site.
Issues raised: power, transmission, opposition
Los Lunas, Valencia County · Operator: Meta
$800 million
Meta's Los Lunas campus has operated since 2018 and is adding two more buildings for AI workloads at a reported 800 million dollars, supported by village industrial revenue bonds. Residents have raised concerns about water, since Meta reported withdrawing roughly 67 million gallons from the municipal groundwater system in 2024 and the campus could use far more at full build out.
Issues raised: water, power, tax-incentives, opposition, jobs
Oracle renewed its request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to speed approval of the 17.8 mile Green Chile pipeline that would supply natural gas for the 2.5 gigawatt Project Jupiter data center near El Paso. In its letter, Oracle cited peak construction employment and economic output figures for Dona Ana County. The pipeline operation date has slipped to February 2027 after local opposition forced the developer to reroute around state land, and environmental groups and the New Mexico attorney general have asked FERC to broaden its environmental review.
Check it: The jobs and economic output figures come from Oracle, and FERC has not yet ruled on the expedited review request.
Oracle sent a force majeure notice to developer Blue Owl tied to Project Jupiter, a 2.45 GW AI campus in Doña Ana County, New Mexico anchored by the Stargate venture. The notice would let Oracle defer payments if the site misses its 2028 in service date, after an Energy Transfer gas pipeline was pushed to February 2027 and other permits were denied. Oracle told reporters it is not exiting the lease.
Check it: Force majeure is a contractual claim, not a cancellation, and Oracle says it still plans to occupy the site.
The Raton City Commission voted 3 to 2 against adopting a one year moratorium on new data centers. Commissioners in the majority said existing municipal safeguards were sufficient, while supporters of the pause argued the city should develop specific rules before any project applies. Raton has no data center applications on file.
Check it: Which safeguards commissioners cited and whether the city returns to the issue if a specific project is proposed.
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