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OpenAI Stargate New Mexico

Under constructionAI campusCampusDoña Ana County, New Mexico
50% profile completeness
21 claims from 8 sources
Current facility power
Not yet sourced
Planned capacity
2.45 GW[1]
Likelyestimated
Floor area
Not yet sourced
Buildings (planned)
Not yet sourced
Capital cost / investment
Not yet sourced
First operational
Dec 31, 2028[1]
Speculativeestimated

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
H1 2028 – H2 2029
Medium confidencewindow, not a prediction
Project verification
Under construction
Construction documented by satellite imagery.
Current stage
Under construction
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
Not identified · None (non-RTO region)
Substation: Not identified

Power reality

Announced
2.45 GW[1]
Research estimate of planned capacity (no company figure found)
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
2.45 GW[1]
Buildings 1–4 under construction (satellite-tracked phases)
Operational
No record
  • ⚠ No public interconnection record for this load — None (non-RTO region) does not publish large-load requests.
  • ⚠ No permit record linked to this site yet.
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.
How the time-to-power window was estimated
Evidence used
  • Current stage: Under construction (furthest stage with documented evidence)[1]
  • Construction elapsed: Construction documented since 2025-10-01 (1.0 years).
  • Stated date: Next projected milestone: 2028-12-31 (modeled/speculative)[1]
  • Required: 2.45 GW
Assumptions
  • From “Under construction”, large loads have typically taken 0.5–2 more years to first power (editorial range; see Methodology).
  • Construction to first power typically takes 1.25–2.5 years.
  • The window is a range of plausible outcomes under these assumptions, not a forecast. It moves as new filings, queue updates or imagery arrive.
Window: H1 2028 – H2 2029

Project verification

Development
  1. Announcedimplied by a later stage
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionOct 1, 2025
    Model estimate · Satellite imagery
    • Oct 1, 2025 · Reported status: under construction[1]
    • Oct 1, 2025 · Construction start[1]
    • Oct 1, 2025 · Construction and land clearing begins[1]
  3. Energization
  4. Operational

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

  1. facility
    OpenAI Stargate New Mexico
  2. substation
    Not identified
    UnknownUnverified
    No substation mapped within 3 km and none named in filings.
  3. transmission
    Not identified
    UnknownUnverified
    No transmission line mapped within 2 km.
  4. utility
    Not identified
    UnknownUnverified
  5. ISO / RTO
    None (non-RTO region)[2]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: EPE
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

Location & imagery

County-level (approximate)

Location is approximate (county-level (approximate)); the marker does not identify the exact site.

Coordinates
32.35177, -106.83241
County
Doña Ana County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
    Oracle[1]
  3. 3. Operator
    Not identified
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    OpenAI[1]
Power supply
Energy partner:
Bloom Energy[1]

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Owner
Oracle[1]Confirmed
End user
OpenAI[1]Confirmed
Energy partner

Power (all fields)

Planned capacity
2.45 GW[1]Likelyestimated

Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2028-12-31); not necessarily full build-out.

Current facility power
Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
None (non-RTO region)[2]Likelyderived

Outside all ISO/RTO footprints; balancing authority shown separately.

Balancing authority
EPE[3]Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

State avg. industrial price
4.16¢/kWh[4]Confirmed

New Mexico statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
11.90¢/kWh[4]Confirmed

New Mexico statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
265 MW[5]Confirmedderived

5 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
Nmsu Solar and Storage · El Paso Electric CoPower plant (Solar)11 km4 MW[5]
Sune Epe2 LLC · SunE EPE2, LLCPower plant (Solar)13.5 km14 MW[5]
Afton Generating Station · Public Service Co of NMPower plant (Natural Gas)26.5 km239 MW[5]
Wsmr I · Siemens Government Technologies IncPower plant (Solar)33.7 km5 MW[5]
New Mexico State University · New Mexico State UniversityPower plant (Natural Gas)41.4 km5 MW[5]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    Oct 1, 2025[1]
  5. First operational
    Dec 31, 2028[1]
    Projected
  6. Expected completion
    Dec 31, 2028[1]
    Projected
Planned capacity
2.45 GW[1]Likelyestimated

Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2028-12-31); not necessarily full build-out.

Buildings operational
0[1]Likelyestimated
PhaseStatusAdded MWCompleted / expectedSource
Buildings 1–4under construction2.45 GWDec 31, 2028 (projected)[1]

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area
Not yet sourced

Compute

Project
Stargate[1]Confirmed

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)

No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.

Timeline

Construction start: Oct 1, 2025[1]
First operational: Dec 31, 2028[1]
  1. Oct 1, 2025[1]

    Construction and land clearing begins

  2. Feb 6, 2026[1]

    Land clearing continues, foundation construction begins 2 of the main buildings (Building B & D). Construction also beginning on modular chiller plants.

  3. Jun 22, 2026[1]

    Construction has advanced significantly since February 2026. We observe extensive earthworks and multiple graded building pads across the campus, with structural work underway on the main data center buildings. A large solar array and water storage basins are visible on site, and two cleared areas on the western side of the campus, likely for on-site power generation. No buildings appear operational yet (no completed roofs or signs of active cooling), consistent with the projected 2028 completion.

  4. Dec 31, 2028Projected2.45 GW facility power· 4 buildings operational[1]

    Estimated construction completion date of the site. Stormwater permitting says 2027-12-31 for stormwater construction to finish, but for a more conservative estimate and based on the current state of the site, we pushed the final date by a year beyond it. Source, page 2

All claims (provenance audit)

21
FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameOpenAI Stargate New Mexico[1] Likely2026-06-22Shown
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2025-10-01Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2026-02-06Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2026-06-22Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedLikely2026-06-22Shown
ProjectStargate[1] Confirmed2026-06-22Shown
OwnerOracleOwner: Oracle[1] Confirmed2026-06-22Shown
End usersOpenAIUsers: OpenAI[1] Confirmed2026-06-22Shown
Energy partnersBloom EnergyEnergy companies: Bloom Energy[1] Confirmed2026-06-22Shown
Planned capacity2.45 GW[1] estimatedLikely2026-06-22Shown
ISO / RTONone (non-RTO region)[2] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityEPE[3] derivedLikely—Shown
State avg. industrial price4.16¢/kWh[4] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price11.90¢/kWh[4] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km265 MW[5] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2026-06-22Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2025-10-01Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2026-02-06Superseded / alternative
Construction startOct 1, 2025[1] derivedLikely2026-06-22Shown
First operationalDec 31, 2028[1] estimatedSpeculative2026-06-22Shown
Expected completionDec 31, 2028[1] estimatedSpeculative2026-06-22Shown