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Stargate Project Jupiter
Santa Teresa, Dona Ana County, New Mexico · All 6 OpenAI sites · Every OpenAI and Oracle case on our tracker
Stargate Project Jupiter is a data center under construction in Santa Teresa, New Mexico (Dona Ana County), operated by OpenAI / Oracle / STACK Infrastructure. The public record puts it at announced September 23, 2025, 1 GW planned, 1,400 acres, a reported $50 billion investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
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Facility record
Under construction
- Operator
- OpenAI / Oracle / STACK Infrastructure
- Facility type
- Data center, AI use confirmed
- Location
- Santa Teresa, Dona Ana County, NM
- Coordinates
- 31.8636, -106.6895
- Power capacity
- 1 GW planned
- Land
- 1,400 acres
- Investment
- $50 billion
- Announced
- September 23, 2025
- Utility
- El Paso Electric
- Power source
- On site gas
- On site generation
- 2.5 GW
- Cooling
- Closed loop
- Water use
- 0.02 million gallons a day, reported
- Jobs
- 750 permanent; 2,500 construction
- Public subsidy
- Industrial Revenue Bonds (property and gross-receipts tax abatement; bond authorization up to $165B over 30 years), Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 2025
- Community reception
- Contested
- Source confidence
- Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- 2026Under constructionFoundation work confirmed via satellite imagery; estimated operational end of 2026; two lawsuits filed challenging bond approval Source: Data Center Dynamics
- September 23, 2025ProposedDoña Ana County Board approved $165B in Industrial Revenue Bonds; 1,400 acres near US-Mexico border; two natural gas microgrids planned Source: El Paso Matters
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Stargate Project Jupiter in Santa Teresa, Dona Ana County, New Mexico is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. 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.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
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).
Power and water
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 money on the record
| Program | Amount | Granted by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Revenue Bonds (property and gross-receipts tax abatement; bond authorization up to $165B over 30 years) | Not established | Doña Ana County, New Mexico | 2025 |
Other sites within 30 miles
Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.
- Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus · El Paso · Meta9 mi · Under construction · 1 GW · Contested
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Stargate Project Jupiter data center in Santa Teresa?
Yes. Stargate Project Jupiter in Santa Teresa, Dona Ana County, New Mexico is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. 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.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Stargate Project Jupiter data center?
The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.
How much water does Stargate Project Jupiter use?
0.02 million gallons a day is the reported figure on record. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop. 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.
Who operates Stargate Project Jupiter, and how big is it?
OpenAI / Oracle / STACK Infrastructure is the operator on record. We hold 6 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 1 GW. The site is recorded at 1400 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Stargate Project Jupiter," updated September 3, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/stargate-project-jupiter-dona-ana-nm.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/stargate-project-jupiter-dona-ana-nm, retrieved September 14, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.New Mexico's Project Jupiter data center part of larger Stargate AI initiative, El Paso Matters · El Paso Matters · retrieved July 5, 2026
- 2.Groups sue to stall data center project in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Data Center Dynamics · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 5, 2026
- 3.Secretive New Mexico Data Center Plan Races Forward Despite Community Pushback · Truthout · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 4.Doña Ana County's Project Jupiter joins $500 billion Stargate initiative · Albuquerque Journal · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 5.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
- 6.Oracle, BorderPlex, and Bloom Energy to Power Project Jupiter with Cleaner, Water-Efficient Fuel Cell Technology · Oracle · retrieved August 8, 2026
- 7.NM Project Jupiter data center developers announce new plans for generating power · Source New Mexico · retrieved August 8, 2026
- 8.Project Jupiter developers overhaul data center's power plan · Santa Fe New Mexican · retrieved September 3, 2026
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