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Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Dona Ana County, New Mexico has 2.5 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 4 records, against 1.1 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 155 MW of planned generation across 2 projects. That is 18.2% of New Mexico's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: El Paso ElectricRefreshed monthly
2.5GW
data centers, planned to operating
4
data center records, not cancelled
18.2%
of New Mexico's data center MW
1.1GW
operating generation, 20 projects
155MW
planned generation, 2 projects
1
data center developers active here
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Dona Ana County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 3 of its 3 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Luna no data centers Sierra no data centers Otero no data centers Dona Ana 2.5 GW
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
2.3times

more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Dona Ana County's own plants cover 44.3% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 155 MW.

Data centers, planned to operating2.5 GW
Operating generation1.1 GW
Planned generation155 MW

Data centers by status

4 records, 2.5 GW

Under construction612.5 MW1 record, 25%
Planned1.8 GW3 records, 75%
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The data center pipeline

4 records list a year online or expected, from 2028 to 2028. The largest expected additions are 2.5 GW listed for 2028.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
01k2k3k 2,450 2028
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YearRecordsMW
202842,450
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 4 records with a year
Figure 2

Who is building in Dona Ana

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 1 of 1.

Stack Infrastructure 2.5 GW 4 sites
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DeveloperSitesMW
Stack Infrastructure42,450
Members see all 1 developer, each campus they own here, and the people who run their site selection and energy procurement.
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Power generation in the county

20 plants operate inside Dona Ana County, 1.1 GW. The queue adds 155 MW across 2 projects.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Dona Ana County

OperatingPlanned
Natural GasOperating 640 MW 6 projects
SolarOperating 369.3 MW 12 projects
SolarPlanned 5 MW 1 project
Battery StorageOperating 76 MW 2 projects
Battery StoragePlanned 150 MW 1 project
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
Natural GasOperating6640
SolarOperating12369.3
SolarPlanned15
Battery StorageOperating276
Battery StoragePlanned1150
Operating: 1.1 GW. Planned: 155 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 1.2 GW against 2.5 GW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
050100150200 Snapshot year 155 2026
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20262155
No planned project is past its listed year

Dona Ana County against its neighbors

None of the 3 neighboring counties with a page lists a data center record. Luna County has the most operating generation among them, 1.1 GW.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Dona Ana County this page 4
2,450
1,085
155 2.3x
Luna County 0
0
1,058
8 0x
Otero County 0
0
193
200 0x
Sierra County 0
0
31
0 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

4 counties shown

What changed since June 4, 2026

4 projects in Dona Ana County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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0
added to a queue, 0 MW
3
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 160 MW
0
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 0 MW
1
slipped its in-service date, 150 MW

Every change in Dona Ana County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 4 changes.

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County: Dona Ana County, NMSince June 4, 2026 4 changes
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in Dona Ana County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 26 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Dona Ana County, NMStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 26 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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