March 20, 2026
Developers Stopped Waiting for the Grid. Now They're Building Around It.Lea County, New Mexico, unanimously approved the first of up to 10 regulatory revisions targeting datacenter development before a single facility breaks ground.
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Lea County, NM
Lea County, New Mexico is located in the Permian Basin and has become a significant source of natural gas and power generation capacity that serves Texas datacenters through regional energy markets.
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March 2, 2026
Developers Face 300 Bills and One Hard Truth: Water Has No WorkaroundTexas-based New Era Energy & Digital proposed a 7 GW hyperscale complex in Lea County, New Mexico, with on-site nuclear and natural gas generation.
February 16, 2026
States Race to Write the Rules Before the Next Megawatt Comes OnlineEarly reports suggest New Era Energy & Digital has signed a land option for roughly 3,500 acres in Lea County, New Mexico, targeting a 7GW campus powered by 2GW-plus natural gas and 5GW-plus nuclear, with initial power delivery in 2028.
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