Lea County Data Center
New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. · Lovington, NM · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- ProposedSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- Not published
- Coordinates
- 32.7, -103.3
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Not established
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- 7000 MW
- Source record updated
- 2026-09-15
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
- Proposed
Signed land-option for approximately 3,500 acres; gas (over 2GW) plus nuclear (5GW+) powered; first power targeted 2028; pre-construction.
Underlying source
Source notes
Land-option signed for approximately 3,500 acres near Lovington. Gas (>2GW) plus nuclear (5GW+) powered. First power targeted 2028; still pre-construction.
Announced November 6, 2025: more than 2 GW of on-site natural gas-fired generation plus 5 GW or more of nuclear planned to energize the 3,500-acre Lea County site. First generation, likely from new gas-fired units, is expected in 2028; New Era says gas availability is confirmed and that it is in the final stages of technology selection for the nuclear component.
Sources and provenance
- New Era plans 7GW AI data center in Lea County, New Mexico · source retrieved 2026-07-17
- New Era Lea County data center coverage · source retrieved 2026-07-17
- Nuclear, Natural Gas Power Generation Planned for Massive New Mexico Data Center Site · source retrieved 2026-08-08
- New Era Energy & Digital - Lea County, New Mexico Project · source retrieved 2026-09-03
- New Era Energy & Digital enters into land option purchase agreement for 3,500 acres in New Mexico for 7GW AI data center hub · source retrieved 2026-09-15
- New Era Energy & Digital — project portfolio page (Lea County: 7+ GW planned capacity, 3,500 acres) · source retrieved 2026-09-15
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.