New Era Energy & Digital Lea County AI campus
Hobbs, Lea County, NM
New Era Energy & Digital Lea County AI campus is an announced data center project in Hobbs, NM. Reported capacity is 7,000 MW. ~3,500-acre land option in Lea County; up to 7GW campus powered by 2GW+ natural gas and 5GW+ nuclear; first power targeted 2028. Reported 2025. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] New Era Energy & Digital (Nasdaq: NUAI) announced November 6, 2025 a land option purchase agreement for approximately 3,500 acres in Lea County, New Mexico for a 7GW AI data center campus with 2+ GW natural gas and 5+ GW nuclear, first power targeted 2028. Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251106765936/en.
- 7,000 MWPlanned capacity
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- Announced
- Permitting
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- OperationalNot yet
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- Operator
- New Era Energy & Digital
- County
- Lea County, NM
- Capacity
- 7,000 MW
- Address
- Hobbs, NM
- Stage
- Announced
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