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Oracle told Doña Ana County commissioners Project Jupiter could seek power from a grid provider if its planned on-site system cannot secure an air permit, potentially requiring further county review.
New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard says she will not approve a proposed Aetherion data center at Spaceport America while Sierra County’s moratorium remains in effect.
Attorney General Raúl Torrez is backing two Supreme Court challenges to Project Jupiter permits, alleging due-process failures in air permitting and unlawful emergency groundwater approval.
The New Mexico Supreme Court denied Project Jupiter developer Yucca Growth Infrastructure’s request to partially resume proceedings in the data center’s paused air quality permit case.
New Mexico data center water use could rise to 23.6 billion gallons annually if all planned projects are built, a researcher told state lawmakers.
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury is asking New Mexico agencies for a public accounting of Project Jupiter’s water sources, rights and permits after Supreme Court orders paused parts of the project.
Oracle says Project Jupiter’s cooling and fuel-cell systems will use about 13.5 million gallons of non-potable water over 15 years, including nearly 11 million gallons for initial fills.
Project Jupiter hearing officer Max Shepherd has recused himself after environmental groups alleged bias in the air-permit proceeding.
The New Mexico Supreme Court has stayed Project Jupiter’s air-quality permitting proceeding and an emergency authorization allowing water from a new well to be used for construction.
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