FRI: Federal regulatory staff protest proposed New Mexico pipeline for data center, + More
Federal regulatory staff have protested a proposed pipeline to fuel a data center in southern New Mexico, citing incomplete application. The project, known as the 'Green Chile Project', faces potential delays due to the protest and other challenges.
Federal regulatory staff have filed a protest against a proposed pipeline to fuel the Project Jupiter data center in southern New Mexico. The $60-million 'Green Chile Project' involves a 17-mile pipeline crossing federal, private, and state trust lands. The staff protest cited an incomplete application, specifically the lack of confirmation from the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office regarding potential impacts on historic properties. The project faces additional challenges, including a denied application for construction on state trust land and a formal challenge from New Mexico environmental groups. If the issues are not resolved within 30 days, the project will not be eligible for an expedited 'blanket certificate' and will require a more detailed 'project-specific certificate' approval process. The pipeline is intended to pipe 400,000 dekatherms of gas daily from El Paso to the data center's private power plants.
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