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Project Jupiter’s Power Plan Under Pressure
Coverage from Fortune, KRQE, and others
Oracle’s Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico is revising its planned power system after regulators rejected a natural-gas pipeline tied to the campus.
Oracle and developer BorderPlex Digital Assets have shifted from gas turbines and diesel generation toward Bloom Energy fuel cells, while also proposing closed-loop cooling and non-potable water use. The project’s scale, environmental impact, permit delays, legal challenges, and unresolved fuel supply create uncertainty around its cost, schedule, emissions, and ability to secure power.
The story now has a more concrete scale and schedule-risk profile: Project Jupiter’s massive power demand and investment are quantified, while the Green Chile pipeline target has slipped to February 2027. Opposition and permitting obstacles also appear more substantial, with thousands of comments, lawsuits, and a delayed air-quality hearing.
The story has widened from a gas-pipeline fight into a more specific permitting and execution problem: Oracle is now revising Project Jupiter around fuel cells and closed-loop cooling while facing tighter regulatory review of air, land, and water approvals. OpenAI also appears as a project partner, sharpening the AI-infrastructure stakes.