New Mexico is a one-campus market with a gigawatt-scale wish list. Meta’s Los Lunas campus is the largest operating site by far, at 320 MW across 12 listed buildings.
The other four largest operating sites are small Albuquerque facilities. H5’s carrier hotel at 505 Marquette Ave NW carries 10 MW, and Csquare’s ABQ1, Oso Grande Technologies, and the SWCP Data Center publish no capacity.
The pipeline tells a different story. Planned projects total more than 10 GW, led by a proposed 7,000 MW AI hub in Lea County and Project Jupiter, the Oracle and OpenAI campus under construction in Santa Teresa.
Most of that pipeline is still on paper, and the one project under construction is in court. Project Jupiter’s gas-powered microgrid faces an air permit fight and a lawsuit over its county bond package.
New Mexico offers cheap power, a cleaner grid than most of the Southwest, and abundant land. Retail buyers will find six small Albuquerque facilities and will need Phoenix, Denver, or Dallas for anything larger.
New Mexico Data Center Tracker
12data center facilities
5 operational5 planned2 colocation
Data Center Map counts 22 buildings across 4 markets here. Multi-building campuses count once, while tenant suites in shared buildings count separately.
Market Snapshot
Largest Operating Data Centers In New Mexico
These are the five largest operating sites. Meta's Los Lunas campus dwarfs the rest, and every other listing appears on the map, with operating sites in green and planned ones in coral.
- Meta Los Lunas CampusLos Lunas, reported320 MWOperational
Campus with 12 listed buildings, focused on water conservation and renewable energy
- Address:
- 4250 Messenger Lp, Los Lunas
- Operator:
- Meta
- H5 Data Centers AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, reported10 MWOperational
Data center inside a 225,000 sq ft carrier hotel and office building, the state's top interconnection point
- Address:
- 505 Marquette Ave NW, Albuquerque
- Operator:
- H5 Data Centers
- Utility:
- PNM
- Csquare Albuquerque ABQ1AlbuquerqueNot publishedOperational
Downtown facility serving public sector, education and healthcare tenants
- Address:
- 400 Tijeras Ave NW, Albuquerque
- Operator:
- Csquare
- Oso Grande TechnologiesAlbuquerqueNot publishedOperational
Facility the operator describes as Tier 3 certified, offering colocation and disaster recovery
- Address:
- 725 6th St NW, Albuquerque
- Operator:
- Oso Grande Technologies
- SWCP Data CenterAlbuquerqueNot publishedOperational
Colocation facility built for high availability
- Address:
- 5021 Indian School Rd NE, Albuquerque
- Operator:
- Southwest Cyberport
Largest Planned Data Centers In New Mexico
New Mexico's pipeline is led by proposals: a 7 GW hub in Lea County, Green Data's 2 GW Socorro campus and Zenith Volts near Roswell, while Project Jupiter in Santa Teresa is under construction for Oracle and OpenAI.
- New Era Energy Lea County AI HubLea County, proposed7,000 MWProposed
AI campus planned across roughly 3,500 acres
- Location:
- Lea County
- Developer:
- New Era Energy & Digital
- Green Data SocorroSocorro, proposed2,000 MWProposed
Campus to be powered by a 10 GW solar farm and possibly small modular reactors
- Location:
- West of Socorro Peak, Socorro
- Developer:
- Green Data Centers
- Timeline:
- Four to five years to complete
- Zenith Volts Chaves County CampusRoswell, planned1,240 MWPlanned
AI campus about 20 miles south of Roswell, approved by Chaves County in August 2025
- Location:
- Chaves County
- Developer:
- Zenith Volts
- Project Jupiter (Stargate New Mexico)Santa TeresaNot publishedUnder construction
Four data center buildings on about 1,400 acres, leased to Oracle for 18 years with OpenAI as the main client
- Location:
- Santa Teresa, Dona Ana County
- Developers:
- BorderPlex Digital Assets and STACK Infrastructure
- Power:
- Dedicated gas-turbine microgrid paid for by Oracle
- Connect AlbuquerqueAlbuquerqueNot publishedPlanned
Planned 90,000 sq ft facility
- Location:
- Daytona Rd NW, Albuquerque
- Developer:
- Oppidan
Colocation Facilities In New Mexico
Retail colocation is small and centered on downtown Albuquerque, where H5's carrier hotel at 505 Marquette is the state's main interconnection point.
- bigbyte.cc AlbuquerqueAlbuquerqueNot publishedColocation
Colocation, storage and business continuity services with 24-hour on-site security
- Address:
- 123 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque
- Operator:
- bigbyte.cc
- Segra AlbuquerqueAlbuquerqueNot publishedColocation
Carrier facility in northeast Albuquerque
- Address:
- 3830 Singer Blvd NE, Albuquerque
- Operator:
- Segra
Choose a category to switch the list and highlight its sites on the map. Click any site card to find it on the map, or click a marker to jump to its card. Pins are approximate, and each MW figure carries the basis shown beside it.
Data sourced from Data Center Map, EIA, Baxtel, Black Ridge Research, the Albuquerque Journal and Inflect, checked October 10, 2026. Listings count individual buildings, and the lists show the largest sites in each category.
Why Colocate In New Mexico?
New Mexico's case rests on cheap power, a renewable-heavy grid, a dry climate, and land for very large campuses. Network depth and market access are missing from that list, and they appear with the drawbacks.
Five benefits hold up under scrutiny.
1. Low Power Prices
New Mexico's average retail electricity price across all sectors was 9.18¢/kWh in 2024, the sixth-lowest in the country. That figure blends residential, commercial, and industrial rates, so large industrial loads pay less than the average.
Buyers comparing colocation pricing across the Southwest will find New Mexico among the lower-cost states for power.
Three regulated utilities split the state: PNM, El Paso Electric, and SPS. None offers retail choice, so power terms depend on where a site sits.
2. A Renewable-Heavy Grid
Wind supplied 36% of New Mexico's generation in 2025 and solar 16%, so renewables made up more than half of the mix. Natural gas added 27% and coal 21%.
Meta built its Los Lunas campus around renewable energy and water conservation. Green Data's proposed Socorro campus plans to run on a 10 GW solar farm.
For buyers with carbon targets, New Mexico's grid starts cleaner than most Southwestern and Southern markets.
3. High Desert Climate
New Mexico's dry air and cool nights favor efficient cooling. Data halls can use outside air for more hours than in humid Southern markets.
The tradeoff is water. The same dry climate means drought, so cooling designs need to limit water use.
4. Land For Gigawatt Campuses
New Mexico has the open land that very large campuses need. New Era Energy & Digital plans its Lea County AI hub across roughly 3,500 acres, and Project Jupiter covers about 1,400 acres in Santa Teresa.
Counties are approving these projects. Chaves County approved Zenith Volts' 1,240 MW campus south of Roswell in August 2025.
This benefit serves hyperscalers and AI developers. Retail buyers gain little from it.
5. County Tax Incentives Through IRBs
New Mexico's main data center incentive is the industrial revenue bond, or IRB. A county issues the bond and holds title to the project, which removes the property from the tax rolls for the bond's term.
The scale can be enormous. Doña Ana County approved up to $165 billion in IRBs for Project Jupiter in September 2025.
IRBs are negotiated deal by deal, so they suit large developers with leverage. Retail colocation tenants do not receive them directly.
Key Cities Or Submarkets In New Mexico
New Mexico's market splits between a small retail core in Albuquerque, one hyperscale campus south of the city, and a set of very large proposals in the south and east.
The five submarkets below run from the retail core to the largest land plays.
1. Downtown Albuquerque
Downtown Albuquerque is the state's interconnection core. H5's carrier hotel at 505 Marquette Ave NW, Csquare's ABQ1, and Oso Grande Technologies, all profiled below, sit within a few blocks of each other.
bigbyte.cc adds colocation, storage, and business continuity services with 24-hour on-site security at 123 Central Ave NW.
The downtown core suits state agencies, universities, healthcare systems, and regional enterprises that need cabinets or small cages close to carriers.
2. Northeast Albuquerque And The West Side
The rest of Albuquerque's retail supply sits outside downtown. SWCP's data center on Indian School Rd NE, profiled below, offers high-availability colocation, and Segra runs a carrier facility at 3830 Singer Blvd NE.
New supply is coming. Oppidan plans Connect Albuquerque, a 90,000 sq ft facility on Daytona Rd NW on the city's west side.
These sites suit buyers that want a second Albuquerque location for recovery, separate from the downtown carrier hotel.
3. Los Lunas And Valencia County
Los Lunas, south of Albuquerque, holds New Mexico's only operating hyperscale campus. Meta's campus at 4250 Messenger Lp, profiled below, is the largest operating data center in the state.
The campus is single-tenant, and the county has no retail colocation. Its relevance to other buyers is the transmission and fiber it pulled into the Albuquerque region.
4. Santa Teresa And Doña Ana County
Santa Teresa, on the Mexican border next to El Paso, holds Project Jupiter. BorderPlex Digital Assets and STACK Infrastructure are building four data center buildings, leased to Oracle for 18 years with OpenAI as the main client.
The campus will run on its own microgrid, a gas-fueled fuel cell system paid for by Oracle. Its carbon dioxide emissions would exceed the combined annual emissions of Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe, and the builders had spent $144.5 million on the microgrid by June 30, 2026, reaching 10% completion.
Gas supply depends on Energy Transfer's proposed Green Chili Lateral, a pipeline of nearly 18 miles from El Paso designed to deliver 400 million cubic feet of gas per day. The developer has pledged $50 million to fix county water and wastewater systems.
This is a single-tenant AI campus. It matters to other buyers as a test of whether New Mexico can permit gigawatt-scale self-powered campuses.
5. Lea County, Chaves County, And Socorro
The south and east hold New Mexico's largest proposals. New Era Energy & Digital's AI hub in Lea County is the biggest, and Zenith Volts' campus sits about 20 miles south of Roswell in Chaves County.
Green Data plans a 2,000 MW campus west of Socorro Peak, powered by solar and possibly small modular reactors, with four to five years to complete.
The pipeline leans on one proposal. Lea County's hub alone accounts for roughly 70% of the planned capacity shown, and it is still only a proposal with no construction under way.
Notable Colocation Providers And Facilities In New Mexico
New Mexico's five largest operating sites are one hyperscale campus and four small Albuquerque facilities. Only Meta and H5 publish a capacity figure, which says a lot about how small the retail market is.
The five profiles below follow the tracker's ranking.
1. Meta Los Lunas Data Center Campus
Meta's campus at 4250 Messenger Lp in Los Lunas runs 320 MW across 12 listed buildings. Meta designed it around water conservation and renewable energy.
The campus is single-tenant and offers no colocation access.
Its relevance to other buyers is scale: Los Lunas proves New Mexico can host a hyperscale campus on a renewable-heavy grid, which helps the case for the larger projects in the pipeline.
2. H5 Data Centers Albuquerque
H5's data center sits inside a 225,000 sq ft carrier hotel and office building at 505 Marquette Ave NW, the state's top interconnection point. The facility carries 10 MW on PNM power.
Carriers meet in this building, so tenants get the most network choice available in New Mexico from one address.
H5 Albuquerque is best suited for carriers, ISPs, and enterprises that need cross-connects and retail colocation in the state's network core.
3. Csquare Albuquerque ABQ1
Csquare's ABQ1 at 400 Tijeras Ave NW is a downtown facility serving public sector, education, and healthcare tenants. Csquare does not publish its capacity.
The downtown location keeps tenants a short walk from the 505 Marquette carrier hotel.
ABQ1 is best suited for state and local government, universities, and healthcare systems that need compliant colocation in Albuquerque.
4. Oso Grande Technologies
Oso Grande Technologies runs a downtown facility at 725 6th St NW that the operator describes as Tier 3 certified. It offers colocation and disaster recovery and publishes no capacity.
The pairing of colocation with recovery services suits buyers who want both from one local provider.
Oso Grande is best suited for regional businesses that need a recovery site or small colocation footprint in Albuquerque.
5. SWCP Data Center
Southwest Cyberport runs the SWCP Data Center at 5021 Indian School Rd NE, a colocation facility built for high availability. It does not publish capacity.
The northeast Albuquerque location sits away from the downtown core, which makes it a practical second site for redundancy.
SWCP is best suited for small and mid-size businesses that want local colocation outside downtown.
Recent Developments In New Mexico (Last 12 To 24 Months)
- September 2026: The New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously rejected challenges from New Energy Economy and the Center for Biological Diversity on September 17, letting Project Jupiter's air permit and water well proceedings resume.
- August 2026: The Supreme Court paused Project Jupiter's air permit hearing and its use of an emergency water well while it reviewed those challenges, and the hearing officer recused himself.
- March 2026: About 1,500 New Mexicans submitted signatures and comments opposing the air permit for Project Jupiter's gas power plant, part of more than 7,000 public comments on the permit.
- February 2026: Energy Transfer applied to build a multistate pipeline from Texas to Arizona with a branch line to supply Project Jupiter with natural gas.
- January 2026: Sixteen groups asked Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for more public input on Project Jupiter, after state officials deemed its air permit application incomplete.
- September 2025: Doña Ana County commissioners approved industrial revenue bonds for Project Jupiter, moving the campus forward despite public objections.
Drawbacks And Considerations For Colocation In New Mexico
New Mexico's advantages serve hyperscalers more than enterprise buyers. The five drawbacks below matter most when comparing New Mexico with Arizona, Texas, and Colorado.
1. A Tiny Retail Market
Albuquerque's retail buildings are small, and only H5 publishes a capacity figure. Buyers needing private suites or many cloud on-ramps will find far more in Phoenix, Dallas, or Denver.
2. Thin Interconnection
New Mexico has one main carrier hotel and no major peering hub. Traffic exchanges in Phoenix, Dallas, or Denver, which adds transport cost and latency for network-heavy deployments.
3. A Pipeline Built On Proposals
Most of the state's planned capacity sits in proposals with no construction under way. Project Jupiter is the only large campus being built, and it is tied up in permit and court fights.
4. Legal Risk For Self-Powered Campuses
Project Jupiter's gas microgrid has drawn lawsuits, a Supreme Court petition, and thousands of public comments. Any developer planning on-site gas generation in New Mexico can expect the same scrutiny.
5. Wildfire, Drought, And Water
Wildfire and drought are New Mexico's main hazards, and the state scores 73.62 on FEMA's National Risk Index. Water-intensive cooling designs face growing resistance in a desert state.
How Brightlio Can Help With Colocation In New Mexico
Brightlio helps organizations compare New Mexico colocation, cloud connectivity, AI infrastructure, and disaster recovery options across Albuquerque, Los Lunas, Santa Teresa, and nearby Southwest markets. Our team helps clients evaluate facility fit, power pricing, carrier access, compliance needs, power density, cooling design, and long-term site risk.
We compare providers such as H5 Data Centers, Csquare, Oso Grande Technologies, Southwest Cyberport, Segra, and other New Mexico operators, along with options in Phoenix, Dallas, and Denver when the in-state market falls short. For New Mexico projects, we pay close attention to utility territory across PNM, El Paso Electric, and SPS, county IRB terms, water use, wildfire and drought exposure, carrier routes out of state, and expansion rights.
Brightlio can support cabinet, cage, private suite, single-tenant, high-density, AI, and multi-site disaster recovery planning, and our quotes come free to clients. Contact Brightlio to compare New Mexico colocation solutions and start planning a cost-effective and resilient deployment.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Which U.S. State Has The Most Data Centers?
Virginia has the most data centers in the United States, led by Northern Virginia's Loudoun County cluster. New Mexico is a small market with 12 facilities in the tracker.
2. How Many Data Centers Are In New Mexico?
New Mexico has 12 data center facilities from 9 operators: 5 operational sites, 5 planned projects, and 2 additional colocation sites. Data Center Map counts 22 buildings across 4 markets, since it lists campus buildings separately.
3. What Is The Largest Data Center In New Mexico?
Meta's Los Lunas campus is the largest operating site, at 320 MW across 12 listed buildings. The largest planned project is New Era Energy & Digital's proposed 7,000 MW AI hub in Lea County.
4. Who Is Building Data Centers In New Mexico?
BorderPlex Digital Assets and STACK Infrastructure are building Project Jupiter in Santa Teresa for Oracle and OpenAI. New Era Energy & Digital, Green Data Centers, and Zenith Volts have proposed large campuses, and Oppidan plans a facility in Albuquerque.
5. Are New Mexico Electricity Costs Favorable For Colocation?
Yes. The average retail price across all sectors was 9.18¢/kWh in 2024, the sixth-lowest in the country. Three regulated utilities serve the state with no retail choice, so terms depend on location.
6. What Tax Incentives Does New Mexico Offer Data Centers?
New Mexico's main tool is the county industrial revenue bond, which removes project property from the tax rolls for the bond's term. Doña Ana County approved up to $165 billion in IRBs for Project Jupiter, and terms are negotiated project by project.
7. Which Cities Are Best For Colocation In New Mexico?
Albuquerque is the only real retail market, led by the H5 carrier hotel at 505 Marquette Ave NW. Northeast Albuquerque works for a second site, and Los Lunas, Santa Teresa, and the eastern counties serve hyperscale projects only.
8. Can New Mexico Colocation Support AI Or High-Density Workloads?
Yes, at hyperscale. Meta runs a large campus in Los Lunas, and Project Jupiter is being built for Oracle and OpenAI. Albuquerque's retail buildings are not designed for dense GPU deployments.
9. Why Is Project Jupiter Controversial?
The campus plans to run on a gas-fueled microgrid whose emissions would exceed those of Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe combined. Opponents have challenged its air permit, water use, and county bond approval in court, though the state Supreme Court let permitting resume in September 2026.
10. Who May Not Need New Mexico Colocation?
Enterprises needing large retail suites, dense peering, or many cloud on-ramps will find more in Phoenix, Dallas, or Denver. Developers who need firm approvals quickly face court and permit risk, and water-intensive designs face resistance.
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Tamzid is a cybersecurity researcher with 5+ years of experience across SaaS, security, compliance, data centers and cloud. He writes for brightdefense.com and hipaasimple.com, covering security, compliance, and infrastructure topics. Certified through Cisco, Fortinet (NSE 1), and the Basel Institute on Governance in OSINT, he grounds his work in primary sources and verified data.
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