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Oracle Project Jupiter faces pipeline, legal, and debt risks

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Oracle’s Project Jupiter, a 2.45-gigawatt AI data center development in New Mexico, continues to face logistical, legal, and emerging financial hurdles. Logistical setbacks involve a delay in the natural gas fuel ~~supply. The~~ supply via the Green Chile pipeline, ~~operated by Energy Transfer’s Transwestern unit,~~ which has ~~had~~ seen its expected in-service date pushed ~~from August 15, 2026,~~ to February 1, ~~2027. This follows~~ 2027, following regulatory refusals by the New Mexico State Land ~~Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard to approve the route due to concerns regarding state trust lands, water resources, and emissions.~~ Commissioner. Development is reportedly at least seven months behind ~~schedule due to these issues and power infrastructure complications.~~ schedule. Legal ~~and community opposition has seen a recent development in the New Mexico Supreme Court. The court unanimously denied~~ challenges from the New Energy Economy and the Center for Biological ~~Diversity, lifting temporary stays and~~ Diversity were recently denied by the New Mexico Supreme Court, allowing the permitting process ~~to resume. This decision enables the project to once again draw water from an emergency well on its 1,400-acre Santa Teresa site~~ and ~~allows the New Mexico Environment Department to move forward with~~ regulatory proceedings regarding ~~emissions.~~ emissions to resume. In September 2026, Oracle issued a ‘force majeure’ notice to STACK ~~Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Blue Owl Capital,~~ Infrastructure to protect against potential rent payment delays if the facility misses its 2028 operational target. ~~While Oracle described the move as ‘routine for developments of this scale,’ it raised investor concerns regarding execution risks. In response to these concerns,~~ Bloom Energy CEO KR Sridhar has dismissed ~~the impact on their partnership, noting~~ concerns regarding this notice, stating that Bloom’s technology is ~~‘fungible.’ Sridhar stated that Bloom’s units~~ ‘fungible’ and can be redirected to different locations ~~if necessary, providing a buffer against individual~~ to mitigate risks associated with project delays. ~~Project Jupiter is expected~~ In October 2026, Oracle hosted the first media tour of the 700-acre Santa Teresa campus, where approximately 4,400 construction workers are currently active. To address environmental concerns, the facility plans to install 7,000 fuel cells to generate electricity without combustion and utilize up a closed-loop cooling system to ~~2.45 gigawatts~~ recycle water. However, the project remains under scrutiny regarding water rights and the specific volume of ~~Bloom Energy capacity.~~ water to be redirected from local wells, as well as Oracle’s use of non-disclosure agreements involving government officials.

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