New Mexico Denies Gas Pipeline Permit for Oracle Data Center: Energy Infrastructure Battle
New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard denied a natural gas pipeline permit for Oracle’s Project Jupiter data center for the second time on July 14, 2026, blocking a 0.6-mile segment of a 17-mile pipeline that would have supplied natural gas to the 2.5 GW facility. The decision underscores the intensifying conflict between the explosive energy demands of AI data centers and state-level environmental regulations, with implications for hyperscaler infrastructure investments nationwide. ...