Market brief, New Mexico

Data Centers in New Mexico

New Mexico ranks 14th nationally for data center pipeline capacity, with 10,342 MW across 76 projects, 2% of the national total.

By the Aterio data team. Data as of .

Scale

Data centers tracked
88
Data center capacity*
10,342MW
Data center space*
10.2M sq ft
Average operational size
330,379sq ft

Pipeline by stage

In the pipeline
76
Operational
14
Under construction
7
Announced
55

* Pipeline only: operational, under construction and announced projects. The other 12 tracked projects are land bank, delayed, withdrawn or cancelled.

How New Mexico compares

In New Mexico, 72% of projects are still at the announcement stage, against 59% nationally. Operational projects make up 18% of the total, below the national 29%.

Top states by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Texas152,043 MW1,429
2.Virginia64,102 MW1,070
3.Utah49,175 MW256
4.Georgia32,357 MW468
5.Ohio31,238 MW369
14.New Mexico10,342 MW76

Top five states by pipeline capacity, and New Mexico, estimated MW.

Where it is being built

Lea County alone holds 70% of the New Mexico pipeline, 7,196 MW across 38 projects.

Top counties by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Lea County7,196 MW38
2.Chaves County1,250 MW15
3.Doña Ana County900 MW4
4.Valencia County669 MW12

Top four counties by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects.

Who is building

Developers that have not been named hold 83% of the New Mexico pipeline (8,538 MW), more than the two largest named providers combined. BorderPlex Digital Assets leads the named field with 900 MW.

Top providers by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.BorderPlex Digital Assets900 MW4
2.Facebook669 MW12

Top two providers by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects. Undisclosed providers are left out.

From the dataset

Largest data centers in New Mexico

Ranked by estimated capacity. Each facility's power and size are available in the full dataset.

  1. 1.Jupiter AI Data Center 4BorderPlex Digital Assets · Sunland Park, Doña Ana CountyUnder construction
  2. 2.Jupiter AI Data Center 2BorderPlex Digital Assets · Sunland Park, Doña Ana CountyUnder construction
  3. 3.Jupiter AI Data Center 1BorderPlex Digital Assets · Sunland Park, Doña Ana CountyUnder construction
  4. 4.Jupiter AI Data Center 3BorderPlex Digital Assets · Sunland Park, Doña Ana CountyUnder construction
  5. 5.New Era Energy Lea County Data Center 22Company Not Disclosed · Lovington, Lea CountyAnnounced

Free sample

  • Los Lunas Data Center Building 2Facebook · Los Lunas, Valencia CountyPower 40 MWSize 455,000 sq ftOperational
    Utility
    Public Service Co of NM
    Announced
    Sep 14, 2016
    Online
    Oct 15, 2018

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