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New Era Lea Data Center

Lea, New Mexico, United StatesProposed
Capacity
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Lead participant
New Era Energy & Digital
Developer
Last updated
Aug 28, 2026
Most recent public record update

About New Era Lea Data Center

New Era Energy & Digital has proposed a large energy-and-data campus in Lea County, New Mexico. Public descriptions place the development on roughly 3,500 acres with an initial approximately 2 GW gas-generation concept and later expansion options involving additional generation technologies. The tracked 7 GW value blends prospective energy supply and future expansion rather than verified IT load, so the headline is withheld. Land control, final customer commitments, generation permits, water plan, financing and delivery timing remain development risks.

Capacity

Operating capacityAn operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.

No additional capacity claims are published.

Development

1 phases · 1 milestones
Site control and energy-development planningAnnounced Or Preconstruction

New Era Energy & Digital has proposed a large energy-and-data campus in Lea County, New Mexico. Public descriptions place the development on roughly 3,500 acres with an initial approximately 2 GW gas-generation concept and later expansion options involving additional generation technologies. The tracked 7 GW value blends prospective energy supply and future expansion rather than verified IT load, so the headline is withheld. Land control, final customer commitments, generation permits, water plan, financing and delivery timing remain development risks.

Jan 1, 2028
Initial first-power target reported
Forecast

Infrastructure

Onsite GenerationPotential Or Planned

2,000 MW

Initial gas-generation concept; not IT load.

Electric GridPotential Or Planned

7,000 MW

Blended long-range energy envelope.

Project map

0 of 1 project point mapped
Infrastructure facts
2
Mapped records
1
Capacity figures
2

No map point available

Power & interconnection: 1Generation & storage: 1

Facts & sources

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7 facts
Location Context
New Era Lea Data Center | Lea | New Mexico | US
Actual
Lifecycle Status
Proposed
Actual
Capacity Basis
7,000 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load.
Actual
Location Context
New Era Lea Data Center | Lea | New Mexico | US
Actual
Lifecycle Status
Proposed
Actual
Site Area
3,500 acres
Reported Rounded
Capacity Status
7 GW blends planned generation and later expansion
Actual