New Mexico AG challenges federal commission’s review of proposed Project Jupiter gas pipeline
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s environmental review of a proposed gas pipeline intended to power the Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County. He argues the review must account for the data center’s own greenhouse-gas emissions and environmental impacts, while pipeline delays have pushed the expected completion date to 2027.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed an objection with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, arguing that its environmental review of Energy Transfer’s proposed Green Chile Project pipeline is inadequate. The pipeline would supply gas to the Oracle and OpenAI Project Jupiter data center under construction in Doña Ana County, and Torrez said the project and pipeline are interdependent and should be assessed together under the National Environmental Policy Act.
The proposed pipeline was initially estimated at $60 million and is part of Energy Transfer’s broader Desert Southwest Pipeline Expansion Project. The project has faced setbacks, including two rejected requests from New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard to build on state trust land, and Energy Transfer filings now anticipate a delay until 2027. FERC had not responded to a request for comment.