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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.
Bloom Energy says Project Jupiter’s fuel-cell system will need about 167,000 gallons of water a year for maintenance but left several broader water-use questions unanswered.
EBID is beginning contingency planning for 2027 after its water consultant warned the Lower Rio Grande should expect another critically low water supply.
New Mexico residents protested Project Jupiter outside the Environment Department as opponents filed new legal challenges over water wells and the air permit process.
Laura Paskus writes that New Mexico is already living with aridification as rivers dry, reservoirs shrink, trees die and communities face worsening water stress.
Phase 2 of the Mendez Street Drainage Project begins the week of Aug. 31 in La Union, with San Antonio Street closing to through traffic for about two months.
New Energy Economy has asked the New Mexico Supreme Court to halt Project Jupiter’s air quality permit proceedings, alleging discovery and due-process violations ahead of a Sept. 14 hearing.
Federal filings show a natural gas pipeline planned to serve Project Jupiter has been delayed until February 2027 as Energy Transfer pursues a larger Southwest pipeline expansion.
Project Jupiter opponents say a hearing officer’s decision to deny discovery puts them at a disadvantage ahead of a Sept. 14 air-quality permit hearing.
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