The New Mexico land commissioner has denied a request to place a gas pipeline through state trust land for Project Jupiter. The land commissioner’s office said Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard denied the request from Energy Transfer to build the pipeline because it wouldn’t be in the best interest of the state trust. High greenhouse gas emissions and the strain on natural resources were also cited as reasons it wouldn’t be in the best interest of the state trust to approve the pipeline. The pipeline would have gone through a 0.6-mile portion of state trust land. Oracle writes in a statement,”Project Jupiter is being built for and by New Mexicans and will dramatically change the economic trajectory across the state. We’re creating 4,000 construction jobs — with more than 440 New Mexican residents already working on site today — 1,500 ongoing project-supported jobs, and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in the community, including $50 million to improve and repair Doña Ana County’s water system. Our cooling and fuel cell energy systems’ average annual water usage is less than what 9 U.S. households use in a year, and our new power strategy significantly reduces emissions compared to our prior power plan. Oracle is aiming to cover 100% of the electricity used by our AI Data Centers with carbon-free energy by 2035 — 10 years ahead of the 2045 net-zero goals set forth in New Mexico’s Energy Transition Act. The project remains on schedule, and we continue to work closely with our partners and New Mexico’s public officials to move Project Jupiter forward.”
The New Mexico land commissioner has denied a request to place a gas pipeline through state trust land for Project Jupiter.
The land commissioner’s office said Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard denied the request from Energy Transfer to build the pipeline because it wouldn’t be in the best interest of the state trust. High greenhouse gas emissions and the strain on natural resources were also cited as reasons it wouldn’t be in the best interest of the state trust to approve the pipeline.
The pipeline would have gone through a 0.6-mile portion of state trust land.
Oracle writes in a statement,
“Project Jupiter is being built for and by New Mexicans and will dramatically change the economic trajectory across the state. We’re creating 4,000 construction jobs — with more than 440 New Mexican residents already working on site today — 1,500 ongoing project-supported jobs, and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in the community, including $50 million to improve and repair Doña Ana County’s water system. Our cooling and fuel cell energy systems’ average annual water usage is less than what 9 U.S. households use in a year, and our new power strategy significantly reduces emissions compared to our prior power plan. Oracle is aiming to cover 100% of the electricity used by our AI Data Centers with carbon-free energy by 2035 — 10 years ahead of the 2045 net-zero goals set forth in New Mexico’s Energy Transition Act. The project remains on schedule, and we continue to work closely with our partners and New Mexico’s public officials to move Project Jupiter forward.”
