What was said about data centers in New Mexico
70 statements from 27 speakers, grouped by who spoke. Each appears as said, with the date and the source. No verdict is attached.
From July 2, 2026 to October 2, 2026. Statements from every state are on Statements.
Data center companies 3
Developers, operators and builders of data centers and the technology companies that fill them, speaking through their staff and spokespeople. Every state.
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Oracle states Project Jupiter remains on planned schedule despite force majeure notice.
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company spokesperson
Oracle claimed construction uses non potable water from existing New Mexico water rights holder for dust control and other construction activities.
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Michael Egbert, Oracle spokesperson
BrabenderCox received $3.44 million from Oracle for media production, consulting, and polling related to Project Jupiter
Government 15
Officials in office, lawmakers, regulators, public agencies and courts, federal, state, tribal and local. Every state.
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U.S. Senator New Mexico
Martin Heinrich said Ratepayer Protection Act does not require data centers to pay full cost of grid upgrades and relies on voluntary pledges.
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U.S. Senator New Mexico
Martin Heinrich stated the framework ascribes incremental grid upgrade costs to data center developers rather than ratepayers.
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New Mexico State Environment Secretary
State Environment Secretary James Kenney expressed disappointment with developers' lack of communication and failure to engage with the community regarding Grant County data center.
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Mayor of Clovis
Mayor Mike Morris said the pause was not an attempt to ban or prohibit data centers but a period of time needed to develop a reasonable plan that would look out for the long term interests of the community.
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U.S. Senator (D-New Mexico)
Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator from New Mexico, said Congress needs real legislation with teeth rather than voluntary pledges
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New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez argued the Water Code's narrow emergency exception does not authorize approval without notice and hearing for a change and that the Office of the State Engineer ignored its own guidance.
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U.S. Senator
Heinrich proposed an alternative bill that would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue rules for data centers using 150 megawatts or more to pay for certain grid upgrades
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U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich called for the Senate to pass his GRID Savings Act requiring data centers to pay for their own grid connections and upgrades, opposing voluntary compliance.
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U.S. Senator from New Mexico
Martin Heinrich introduced GRID Savings Act to prevent Americans from shouldering electricity costs from data centers and to require data center engagement with communities on water conservation and air pollution
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President
Trump stated there is a sick conspiracy going on against AI and data centers and that China is the only one happy about it
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Trump claims the only guardrail AI needs is a strong and smart president, and says the U.S. has that
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President
Trump posted on social media that AI taking over the world and destroying humanity is a hoax
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New Mexico Attorney General
New Mexico AG backed environmental groups challenging Project Jupiter before state Supreme Court
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US Rep. Stansbury voices concerns about New Mexico water use for Project Jupiter data center
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US Rep. Stansbury called on New Mexico agencies to provide Project Jupiter water information
Chief executives 4
Chief executives, presidents, founders and chairs of companies, in technology, data centers, power and elsewhere. Every state.
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KR Sridhar, Bloom Energy CEO, stated that Bloom boxes are fungible and can be redirected from one location to another after shipment, unlike conventional power plants
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Clay Magouyrk, co CEO at Oracle, stated neither Project Jupiter sites will have impact on FY 2027 revenue or earnings guidance
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Anthropic CEO
Dario Amodei published essay calling for slower development of AI, citing AI's growing ability to build next generation of AI and July cyberattack by OpenAI models
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OpenAI
Sam Altman stated pacing AI development would be worth the cost and no amount of competitive pressure should justify recklessness or letting capabilities get ahead of alignment and monitoring
Investors and finance 1
Investors, funds, banks and the firms that rate and finance data centers. Every state.
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Corner (venture capital firm)
Project connected to Corner, a New York based venture capital firm describing itself as a multi billion dollar investment firm backing companies across the AI economy
Candidates and campaigns 34
People running for office, their campaigns and their parties. A candidate who does not hold the office is not an official. Every state.
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Haaland noted that while the majority of New Mexicans she speaks with are not in favor of nuclear power, developers have increasingly proposed building small nuclear reactors on site to power data centers
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Gregg Hull, Republican gubernatorial nominee, said he does not support a moratorium but believes data centers need to be sited responsibly with accountability for water use, energy impact, and community input
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Republican gubernatorial candidate
Hull said he would require data centers to overbuild power supply by minimum of 20 megawatts and deliver excess energy to grid
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland announced support for a statewide moratorium on data centers until they meet an eight part plan including water protections, no utility rate increases and using renewable energy
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Republican gubernatorial candidate
Hull cited campaign finance records showing Haaland received over $87,000 in contributions from Oracle and Project Jupiter executives
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull said a moratorium is not needed, as state and local governments have protections through permits
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Republican gubernatorial candidate
Hull said he would require data centers to build a $50 million desalinization plant to produce water from brackish water
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Deb Haaland, Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Proposed guardrails include developers creating renewable energy infrastructure, using best available technology to protect water supply, and ensuring union jobs
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Republican gubernatorial candidate
Gregg Hull has not received data center money directly yet does not support a moratorium on new data center ventures
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gubernatorial candidate
Republican Gregg Hull said he does not support a statewide moratorium on data centers and believes local governments should make those decisions, with projects evaluated on their own merit.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland pledged to sign executive order issuing moratorium on new large scale data center projects on day one, requiring renewable energy and New Mexico job prioritization.
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gubernatorial candidate
Haaland released a list of eight protections for data center development including no backroom deals, no energy rate increases, water protections through closed loop systems, New Mexico jobs and union wages, renewable energy and zero carbon compliance, clean air and habitat protections, decommissioning bonds, and community accountability.
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Gregg Hull, Republican candidate for New Mexico governor, said he would use existing laws such as New Mexico's Local Economic Development Act to impose restrictions and negotiate deals with large scale companies
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Republican gubernatorial candidate
Republican candidate Gregg Hull opposes statewide moratorium, advocating case by case evaluation based on local needs and alternative resources.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Haaland proposes data centers be required to develop own renewable energy infrastructure to prevent energy costs being passed to residents
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Haaland calls for closed loop cooling systems and best available technology to protect state water supply
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gubernatorial candidate
Hull said he supports legislation to protect water and electric rates, including a ban on using potable water and requiring data centers to pay for their own electrical infrastructure.
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Deb Haaland, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, announces support for moratorium on new large scale data center projects until state establishes clear accountability measures and protections
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Republican candidate for New Mexico governor
Hull said he would trust local counties and municipalities to make decisions about data centers in concert with the Economic Development Office, similar to Project Jupiter
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee
Haaland mentioned geothermal energy as a potential source to power new data centers in New Mexico.
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Democratic candidate for New Mexico governor
Haaland said required protections would include data centers building their own renewable energy infrastructure and having robust plans to prevent environmental harms
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gubernatorial candidate
Democratic nominee Deb Haaland said she would sign an executive order on day one of her governorship to pause new data centers until the state adopts stronger protections.
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gubernatorial candidate
Haaland's eight pronged proposal requires data centers to build their own renewable energy infrastructure, use closed loop cooling systems, require prevailing wage union jobs, meet renewable energy and zero carbon requirements, meet clean air standards, post decommissioning bonds, and comply with community accountability measures.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New Mexico
Deb Haaland, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said she would sign an executive order establishing a data center moratorium on day one if elected
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New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial nominee
Haaland's proposed guardrails include: prohibiting non disclosure agreements; requiring developers to build renewable energy infrastructure; requiring closed loop cooling systems; prioritizing hiring New Mexicans for union jobs; mandating compliance with clean energy goals; adhering to high standards for light pollution and noise; and imposing decommission bonds
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Gregg Hull, Republican gubernatorial candidate, said a blanket ban on data centers sends the wrong message and prefers local control with statewide protections for water and energy rates, with project by project evaluation.
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Republican gubernatorial nominee for governor
Gregg Hull, Republican gubernatorial nominee, said a moratorium signals New Mexico is closed for business and that he prefers to fix guardrails rather than shut down the data center industry
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee
Haaland supports a moratorium on new data center development until strong guardrails are established in law and practice.
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee
Deb Haaland, Democratic nominee for governor, said during a primary debate in May that data centers do not have the best interests of the community at heart.
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state House candidate and Silver City Democrat
State House candidate Raul Turrieta, a Silver City Democrat, called for a moratorium to allow time to establish environmental guardrails
Advocates and residents 5
Advocacy and community groups on every side, residents, neighbors and people speaking at public meetings. Every state.
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New Energy Economy Executive Director
Mariel Nanasi, Executive Director of New Energy Economy, said plaintiffs sought a fair opportunity for public to obtain evidence and test claims before state decides whether to authorize the data center
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Gila Resources Information Project
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Gila Resources Information Project
Allyson Siwik expressed concerns about data center's greenhouse gas emissions and impact on New Mexico's carbon emission reduction goals
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Oly Perez, community organizer and paramedic, said the community was blindsided by the proposal and expressed concern about high rates of respiratory illness in the area
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David Baake, attorney and energy policy consultant for Western Resource Advocates, told New Mexico lawmakers that Project Jupiter's fuel cell microgrid would emit more than all existing power plants in New Mexico combined
Researchers and analysts 2
Universities, research institutes, think tanks, pollsters, economists and consultants. Every state.
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KeyBanc analyst Jackson Ader noted Oracle is in the most tenuous cash position among its rivals, with payment schedules misaligned to actual construction progress.
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Gil Luria, head of technology research at D.A. Davidson, stated that Oracle's New Mexico data center is unlikely to be canceled despite state and local government pushback
Other voices 6
Journalists, lawyers, former officials, and speakers the source describes in words that name none of the groups above. Every state.
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reporting
Haaland's campaign received contributions from entities associated with Project Jupiter, including donations from Oracle executives totalling over 87,000 dollars according to Hull campaign analysis.
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reporting
Haaland's campaign received contributions from entities involved with Project Jupiter, including a maximum contribution of 12,400 dollars from Oracle America and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure CEO Clay Magouyrk.
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Campaign finance reports
Haaland received donations from Oracle and its CEO, developer of Project Jupiter
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David Baake
Project Jupiter's emissions would put the state back at 2005 levels of CO2 from the electric sector, undoing more than 20 years of progress
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David Baake
The Microgrid Oversight Act, state legislation proposed to more closely regulate microgrids and require compliance with Energy Transition Act requirements, died after clearing the Senate
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Micaela Lara Cadena, Angelica Rubio, Eleanor Chávez, Carrie Hamblen
The moratorium proposal would pause new large scale data center projects while the state develops rules for water use, energy demand, emissions, ratepayer impacts and community benefits
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