Project Jupiter partners make pitches to NMSU students
Project Jupiter, a large data center site in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, has faced protests and lawsuits over its environmental impact despite having received $165 billion in industrial revenue bonds. Construction is proceeding, and companies involved in the project, including Oracle and STACK Infrastructure, are recruiting New Mexico State University students for internships and careers.
One year after Doña Ana County commissioners approved $165 billion in industrial revenue bonds for Project Jupiter, the Santa Teresa site intended to host artificial intelligence infrastructure for companies like Oracle and OpenAI is moving forward with construction despite ongoing protests and lawsuits over environmental impact and transparency.
Project Jupiter, a data center campus larger than New York's Central Park, was the subject of a career fair at New Mexico State University. Companies involved in the project, including Bloom Energy, STACK Infrastructure, and Clayco, recruited engineering and science students for internships and technician roles. Bloom Energy will produce fuel cells for the data center, STACK Infrastructure is a key developer, and Clayco is a construction partner.
Notably, these companies did not use the "Project Jupiter" moniker in their presentations at the career expo. STACK Infrastructure, in partnership with Oracle, also offers a three-month training program at Doña Ana Community College for data center technicians.
Julia Gentin, a reporter for The Las Cruces New Mexican, The Santa Fe New Mexican, and Searchlight New Mexico, covers the Southern New Mexico region through a partnership with Report for America.