Tech giant Oracle, and BorderPlex Digital Assets, a technology infrastructure company, will power Project Jupiter, a massive US $165 billion AI data center campus in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, entirely with Bloom Energy fuel cells, replacing previously planned gas turbines and diesel generators.
According to a press release, these companies plan to install up to 2.45 GW of fuel cell capacity under an expanded partnership. The revised design consolidates the site into a single microgrid and is expected to cut emissions and water use. Nitrogen oxide emissions are projected to fall by about 92 percent compared with the earlier plan, while water use will be minimal.
Mahesh Thiagarajan, Executive Vice President, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, said, “We are excited to move forward with this updated energy solution, as we advance the next generation of AI infrastructure, bloom’s fuel cell technology enables us to deliver highly reliable on-site power with a lower environmental footprint.”
Aman Joshi, CCO, Bloom Energy, said, “Bloom has rapidly become the platform of choice for powering AI data centers responsibly, fuel cell technology will power what is expected to be one of the largest data center microgrids operating in the United States at the time of completion.”
Lanham Napier, Chairman, BorderPlex Digital Assets, said, “Project Jupiter started with a belief that Doña Ana County could become a Tier 1 industrial engine for New Mexico, project Jupiter is becoming stronger infrastructure, and generational opportunity in a region with the talent, work ethic, and ambition to help lead New Mexico’s next chapter of growth.”
Oracle will cover all energy costs for the project, and the companies said the development will not affect local electricity rates or grid stability. The site will use closed-loop cooling systems to limit water consumption.
Project Jupiter is part of a broader effort by BorderPlex to position southern New Mexico as a hub for advanced computing and energy development, including solar, storage, and geothermal which could become one of the largest data center microgrids in the United States at the time of completion.