# Stargate Project Jupiter

> Under construction: a 1000 MW data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact.

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Updated: Nov 3, 2026  
Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records

OpenAI is building a 1000 MW data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico (under construction). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** OpenAI (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 3, 2026)
- **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 3, 2026)
- **Reported capacity:** 1000 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 3, 2026)
- **Site area:** 1,400 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported investment:** $50.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported jobs:** 750 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Announced:** Sep 23, 2025 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 3, 2026)
- **Construction start reported:** 2026 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 3, 2026)
- **City:** Santa Teresa (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 3, 2026)
- **County:** Doña Ana (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 3, 2026)
- **State:** New Mexico (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 3, 2026)
- **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Utility:** El Paso Electric (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Power source:** On-site natural gas generation (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Cooling:** Closed loop (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 3, 2026)
- **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Incentives reported:** Industrial Revenue Bonds (property and gross-receipts tax abatement; bond authorization up to $165B over 30 years) (Doña Ana County, New Mexico) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)

## What each source reports

| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compute Atlas | Stargate Project Jupiter | Under construction | 1000 MW |

## Questions this page answers

### Is Stargate Project Jupiter under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 3, 2026) reports it as under construction.

### Who is building Stargate Project Jupiter?

OpenAI is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does.

### Which carriers serve Stargate Project Jupiter?

No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does.

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## Latest updates

- [Construction start reported](https://elpasomatters.org/2025/09/25/stargate-open-ai-oracle-project-jupiter-data-center-dona-ana-new-mexico-el-paso-texas/). Reported for 2026.
- **Sep 23, 2025:** [Reported as announced](https://elpasomatters.org/2025/09/25/stargate-open-ai-oracle-project-jupiter-data-center-dona-ana-new-mexico-el-paso-texas/)

## Related records

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- [Stargate Lordstown Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/stargate-lordstown-campus-oh-dc_054a295b8ab9): Same operator
- [Stargate Milam County Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/stargate-milam-county-campus-tx-dc_018c826e9750): Same operator
- [Stargate The Barn Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/stargate-the-barn-campus-mi-dc_42ec31d60a7e): Same operator
- [Atterix Raton Advanced Digital Hub](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/atterix-raton-advanced-digital-hub-nm-dc_db5b25ae43f2): Same state
- [Lea County Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/lea-county-data-center-nm-dc_7fe01ee01a51): Same state
- [Meta Los Lunas AI Expansion](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/meta-los-lunas-ai-expansion-nm-dc_576deff06359): Same state
- [Meta Los Lunas Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/meta-los-lunas-data-center-campus-nm-dc_06ba57589581): Same state
- [New Era Lea Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/new-era-lea-data-center-nm-dc_efd5419b83e8): Same state

## What this record does not show

- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

## Sources

- [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://elpasomatters.org/2025/09/25/stargate-open-ai-oracle-project-jupiter-data-center-dona-ana-new-mexico-el-paso-texas/) · as of Sep 3, 2026 · record stargate-project-jupiter-dona-ana-nm
- [El Paso Matters (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://elpasomatters.org/2025/09/25/stargate-open-ai-oracle-project-jupiter-data-center-dona-ana-new-mexico-el-paso-texas/) · as of Jul 5, 2026
- [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/groups-sue-to-stall-data-center-project-in-do%C3%B1a-ana-county-new-mexico/) · as of Jul 5, 2026
- [Truthout (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://truthout.org/articles/secretive-new-mexico-data-center-plan-races-forward-despite-community-pushback/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Albuquerque Journal (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.abqjournal.com/business/doa-na-countys-project-jupiter-joins-500-billion-stargate-initiative-led-by-openai-oracle/493927) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=597555ce8e4a4892a030784a7c657fdd) · as of Jul 23, 2026
- [Oracle (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-borderplex-and-bloom-energy-to-power-project-jupiter-with-fuel-cell-technology-2026-04-27/) · as of Aug 8, 2026
- [Source New Mexico (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://sourcenm.com/2026/04/27/nm-project-jupiter-data-center-developers-announce-new-plans-for-generating-power/) · as of Aug 8, 2026
- [Santa Fe New Mexican (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/project-jupiter-developers-overhaul-data-centers-power-plan/article_d7bb0388-8382-4993-b1db-073d148379ac.html) · as of Sep 3, 2026
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/stargate-project-jupiter-nm) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 278918755671105

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "Stargate Project Jupiter", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/stargate-project-jupiter-nm-dc_fdacd55a5c41, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.