FACILITY PROFILE · NM

Lea County Data Center

New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. · Lovington · NM

PROJECT FACTS

Facility overview

Proposed

Operator: New Era Energy & Digital, Inc.
Location: Lovington, Lea, NM
Operating power capacity: Not publicly reported
Planned power capacity: 7,000.0 MW
AI classification: Confirmed
Source confidence: Reported
Reported energy source: mixed
Reported utility: Not publicly reported
Cooling system: Not publicly reported
Location accuracy: approximate
Original announcement: Not publicly reported
Source record updated: 2026-09-15

Operating MW and planned MW are separate disclosures, not automatically additive. Blank values mean no established source figure; they do not mean zero. Geolocation may be approximate or represent multiple sites.

SOURCE DOCUMENTATION

Original source links

New Era plans 7GW AI data center in Lea County, New Mexico ↗2026-07-17

New Era Lea County data center coverage ↗2026-07-17

Nuclear, Natural Gas Power Generation Planned for Massive New Mexico Data Center Site ↗2026-08-08

New Era Energy & Digital - Lea County, New Mexico Project ↗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 ↗2026-09-15

New Era Energy & Digital — project portfolio page (Lea County: 7+ GW planned capacity, 3,500 acres) ↗2026-09-15

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