Santa Teresa, NM · Dona Ana County · 31.864°N 106.689°W
Stargate Project Jupiter
OpenAI / Oracle / STACK Infrastructure
Key facts
- Location
- Santa Teresa, NM, Dona Ana County
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW planned
- Powered by
- on-site natural gas microgrid
- Announced
- 2025-09-23
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Investment
- $50B
- Land
- 1,400 acres
- Jobs
- 2,500 construction · 750 permanent
Energy & water
- Energy source
- On-site gas
- Cooling
- Closed-loop
- Water use
- 0.02 MGD
Two simple-cycle natural gas microgrids (700-900 MW range per permit filings), independent of the El Paso Electric grid; NM Environment Dept weighing air-quality permits. Developer commits to 100% carbon-free energy by 2045 via solar and battery storage.
Closed-loop recycling: 20,000 gpd daily average (0.02 MGD), 60,000 gpd maximum, plus a one-time ~10M-gallon initial fill over two years; water via Camino Real Regional Utility Authority. Truthout notes hyperscale closed-loop cooling is not yet proven at a fully operational facility.
Public subsidies
- Industrial Revenue Bonds (property and gross-receipts tax abatement; bond authorization up to $165B over 30 years)Doña Ana County, New Mexico · 2025
Community sentiment
The NM Environmental Law Center sued the Doña Ana County Commission over the incentive approval; Sunland Park City Council asked for a postponement; the commission approved 4-1 amid audience opposition. Concerns center on water use in an arid region, air quality from the gas microgrids, and the speed and opacity of approvals. Investment is $50B over 5 years (up to $165B over 30 years).
Secretive New Mexico Data Center Plan Races Forward Despite Community PushbackStatus history
- Proposed
Doña Ana County Board approved $165B in Industrial Revenue Bonds; 1,400 acres near US-Mexico border; two natural gas microgrids planned
New Mexico's Project Jupiter data center part of larger Stargate AI initiative — El Paso Matters - Under construction
Foundation work confirmed via satellite imagery; estimated operational end of 2026; two lawsuits filed challenging bond approval
Groups sue to stall data center project in Doña Ana County, New Mexico — Data Center Dynamics
Location
Sources & data provenance
Reported: data based on credible news outlets or industry sources.
Last updated:
- New Mexico's Project Jupiter data center part of larger Stargate AI initiative — El Paso MatterspressEl Paso MattersRetrieved:
- Data Center DynamicsRetrieved:
- TruthoutRetrieved:
- Albuquerque JournalRetrieved:
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