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New Era Energy Campus

Proposed

New Era Energy & Digital · Lea County, NM

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Summary

New Era Energy Campus by New Era Energy & Digital in Lea County, NM is planned at 7.0 GW and about $15 billion, and is proposed, with a 2028 target as of September 2026. It ranks 4th of 54 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 6.4% of the 109.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is developer disclosed; the investment figure is developer-stated campus cost. Confidence is low: the project is proposed without permits, or the capacity is an estimate. Malachi.Energy tracks 2 mega projects in New Mexico in total.

Key figures

Planned capacity

7.0 GW

Developer disclosed

Announced investment

$15 billion

Developer-stated campus cost

Status

Proposed

As of September 2026

Target year

2028

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Developer disclosed
Investment basis
Developer-stated campus cost
Confidence
Low: the project is proposed without permits, or the capacity is an estimate.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is developer-stated campus cost and is comparable across projects.
Primary source
GlobeNewswire, August 2026
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-09-14. Re-checked at every data refresh.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

Proposed 7 GW AI data center campus powered by 2+ GW natural gas and 5+ GW nuclear on 3,500 acres in southeastern New Mexico.

Location

Site
Lea County, NM
Coordinates
32.68, -103.33
State directory
Data centers in New Mexico (17 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in New Mexico

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). New Era Energy Campus (Lea County, NM). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-09-14. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/new-era-lea-county

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  title = {New Era Energy Campus (Lea County, NM)},
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  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-09-14. Capacity basis: Developer disclosed. Investment basis: Developer-stated campus cost.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/new-era-lea-county}
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: developer disclosed. Investment basis: developer-stated campus cost. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.