Food & Water Watch pushes 2027 legislation targeting Oracle’s 1,400-acre Doña Ana County campus and its 10 million tons of annual emissions
By Rex Edison
Gadget Review
July 8, 2026
Here’s the supposedly green version of Oracle’s Project Jupiter: an estimated 10.1 million tons of greenhouse gases per year, according to Oil & Gas Watch’s analysis of permit documents. That’s down from roughly 14 million tons under the original gas-plant design — and still more than Albuquerque and Las Cruces produce combined. Food & Water Watch wants New Mexico lawmakers to enact a statewide moratorium on large-scale AI data centers before the 2027 legislative session. No state has done that yet, which makes New Mexico’s debate potentially precedent-setting. …