Grid region

Data centers on the West: Desert Southwest grid

Utilities in Arizona, New Mexico and far West Texas, including APS, SRP, PNM and El Paso Electric.

Campuses41 four-bolt, 1 three-bolt
Announced6,750 MWAt full buildout
Expected by 20302,254 MWPeak not yet calibrated
Gas burn237 MMcf/dAverage day

What is happening

  • Oracle's Project Jupiter in New Mexico switched from gas turbines to Bloom fuel cells after the state rejected its gas pipeline (July 2026).
  • Meta's El Paso campus pairs grid service with on-site generation.

Load and gas by 2030

Expected load by 2030
2,254 MW
Grid-served
1,079 MW
On-site (behind the meter)
1,175 MW
Share of system peak
Peak not yet calibrated
Added gas burn
237 MMcf/d average day
Gas share of new supply (assumption)
60% (method)

Campuses on this grid

CampusLocationStatusAnnounced MWExpected MW 2030Power supplyGas MMcf/dImpactConf.
Stargate Project JupiterSTACK Infrastructure / BorderPlex Digital Assets · DC-075Santa Teresa (Doña Ana County), NMUnder construction2,450941On-site fuel cells (Bloom, gas)114.4GasB
Meta El PasoMeta · DC-076El Paso, TXUnder construction1,000800Grid + on-site gas82.9Grid + gasC
Tract Buckeye Tech CorridorTract · DC-053Buckeye, AZAnnounced1,800378Not disclosed29.6GridC
Hassayampa Ranch Data CenterArizona Land Consulting · DC-064Tonopah, AZProposed1,500135Not disclosed10.6GridD

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