New Mexico

Civic/Governance Barriers activates on moratorium-class action (C1), litigation/recall pathway (C4) — governance instruments on the electoral, legislative, and regulatory surface (protocol §10; Overview Civic breakout). Water/Geology is the dominant stressor — NM is in historic drought and Jupiter's water use (now ~11M gallons non-potable, recycled/closed-loop) is central to opposition (NHPR, Fortune). Energy/Power (2.45 GW fuel-cell microgrid, ~10.1M tons CO2e/yr) is a close second (The Agent Times). Capital Flows is a secondary stressor: in lieu of ~billions in property taxes, Jupiter pledged $360M for schools/infrastructure, $50M for the water utility and $12M/yr to the county — a bespoke fiscal deal — and the planned microgrid-loophole legislation is explicitly a ratepayer cost-shift concern (NHPR, Organ Mountain News). Talent/Workforce appears as 'hundreds of high-tech jobs' promised at Jupiter (NHPR).

None identified as data-center-defined, but the open 2026 governor's race is a plausible venue: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is term-limited and the race features Deb Haaland (D) vs. Greg Hull (R) (NPR governors 2026). I found no 2026 NM candidate contest in which data centers are the central issue as of July 2026.

No statewide moratorium in force. Socorro County commissioners unanimously adopted a one-year moratorium on data centers and related infrastructure on June 9, 2026, after opposition to the proposed 10,000-acre 'Green Data Center' solar/AI project (New Mexico Tech withdrew the project days earlier) (KANW, KOB via YouTube). On July 3, 2026, four legislators — Reps. Micaela Lara Cadena, Angelica Rubio and Eleanor Chávez and Sen. Carrie Hamblen — announced plans for a 2027 statewide moratorium on new large-scale data centers plus a bill to close a 'microgrid loophole' (Organ Mountain News).

None enacted specific to data centers identified for 2026; the ratepayer question is being managed administratively (the Governor's April 2026 Energy Affordability & Grid Reliability Council studying large-load growth) and through Oracle's private commitments rather than statute — Oracle pledged to fund all Project Jupiter energy costs via a dedicated behind-the-meter microgrid to avoid rate impacts (Oracle, DCD). The planned 2027 microgrid-loophole bill targets exactly this cost-allocation structure (Organ Mountain News).

None identified. No Nov. 2026 New Mexico state or local data-center ballot measure was identified.

Project Jupiter (Oracle/OpenAI/Stack Infrastructure), Doña Ana County near the border: ~1,400 acres, up to ~2.5 GW, as much as ~$165B potential investment; the revised fuel-cell microgrid air-permit application was deemed complete in early June and entered a 30-day comment period; a related lawsuit was dismissed with leave to re-file (DCD, Piñon Post, KSFR). Green Data Center (Socorro County, ~10,000 acres): withdrawn by developer amid opposition, precipitating the county moratorium (KANW). Meta's Los Lunas campus (~750 acres, ~3.8M sq ft) is a large operational cluster (NM Legislature — Los Lunas Meta campus).

Project Jupiter promises hundreds of high-tech jobs; jobs-vs-impact tradeoffs (vs. water/energy) are part of the local debate, but no distinct construction-labor organizing dispute rose to prominence (NHPR).

Emerging but very large-scale: anchored by Project Jupiter (Doña Ana Co.), Meta Los Lunas (~750 acres operational), and prospective Socorro projects, with first Jupiter deployment (~350 MW) targeted Q4 2026 (Low Voltage Nation, NM Legislature — Los Lunas Meta campus).

The four lawmakers said a statewide moratorium is necessary "to ensure industries meet New Mexico's clean energy standards and operate within the state's limited water resources." — attributed to Rep. Micaela Lara Cadena (Organ Mountain News).

The Agent Times — Jupiter 2.45 GW fuel-cell; NHPR — water worries; Oracle newsroom; DCD — Oracle tenant; KANW — Socorro moratorium; Organ Mountain News — 2027 statewide moratorium plan; NPR governors 2026; Fortune