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Recent New Mexico data center news

• Feb 17, 2026

  Designing Data Centers for the Communities and Natural Environments Where We Operate

  Oracle commits to community-centered design and environmental protections for its AI data center projects.

  • Main announcement/action: Oracle will design and build AI data centers with community and environmental protections including closed-loop, non-evaporative cooling systems, commitments to preserve and enhance on-site land, reduced light and noise impacts, and a financial commitment of $50 million to modernize Doña Ana County’s water system. Oracle also states it will fund any electrical infrastructure upgrades required to service its campuses (not ratepayers), and that daily potable water use at its sites will be similar to a typical office building.

  • Details and site-specific facts:

    • Port Washington, Wisconsin: 672-acre site; 172 acres to be preserved/enhanced; planting more than 2,000 native trees; supporting the Valley Creek Corridor Revitalization Project to restore/protect waterways.
    • Saline Township, Michigan:Three-quarters of the site to remain farmland, wetlands, and open space; buildings sit below road level; sensor-controlled, downward-facing lighting; site noise ~55 decibels at the property line; new stormwater systems will reduce runoff into the Saline River to below current levels.
    • Doña Ana County, New Mexico: closed-loop cooling initial fill will use non-potable water drawn from existing commercial water rights (not community drinking water); $50 million committed to modernize the county water system.
    • Abilene, Texas: data center will utilize excess, low-cost wind energy from the local grid to help stabilize utilization.
• Feb 9, 2026

  Refrigeración de bucle cerrado en centros de datos de Oracle AI

  Oracle announces it will implement closed-loop, non-evaporative, direct-to-chip cooling in its new AI data centers in several U.S. states.

  • Main announcement: Oracle will deploy closed-loop, non-evaporative, direct-to-chip cooling in AI data centers in New Mexico, Michigan, Texas and Wisconsin; the systems are filled initially via tanker trucks and then operate as a sealed recirculation system, so daily cooling does not consume community potable water.
  • Background and details: The article cites an Uptime Institute estimate that conventional evaporative cooling can use on the order of millions of liters per MW per year; Oracle states that replenishment of coolant is rare and only for abnormal conditions, and that routine water use at the sites is limited to typical office occupancy needs. Oracle also notes local investments including hiring local staff, partnerships with colleges, and funding for infrastructure.
• Feb 9, 2026

  Closed-loop cooling in Oracle AI data centers

  Oracle announces it will deploy direct-to-chip, closed-loop, non-evaporative cooling systems at its upcoming AI data centers in New Mexico, Michigan, Texas, and Wisconsin.

  • Main announcement: Oracle will use direct-to-chip, closed-loop, non-evaporative cooling systems at AI data centers in New Mexico, Michigan, Texas, and Wisconsin, designed to remove heat at the server/processor level and avoid continuous consumption of potable water. The design circulates cooling fluid in sealed piping so day-to-day cooling does not depend on adding water.
  • Background and technical details: The cooling loop is initially filled using water delivered via tankers and then operates as a sealed, recirculating system with rare top-offs under abnormal conditions; ongoing daily water use for cooling is stated as effectively zero, and the article cites an Uptime Institute benchmark that conventional evaporative systems can use on the order of millions of gallons per year per megawatt of IT load.
• Feb 2, 2026

  AI Data Centers Need Skilled People: Oracle Academy Helps Build AI Careers

  Oracle has announced a programmatic expansion pairing AI data center investments with education and workforce training through Oracle Academy.

  • Main announcement: Oracle is building AI data centers across the United States and hiring thousands of skilled employees, while Oracle Academy will bridge the talent gap by launching Data Center Technician courses to fast-track candidates into frontline roles; targeted states named include Texas, New Mexico, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
  • Background and program details: Oracle Academy (nearly 30 years of operation) provides curriculum, cloud technologies, software, and hands-on labs; recent launches include AI and machine learning in Java, generative AI workshops, and hands-on analytics and AI labs. In Texas Oracle Academy works with more than 130 institutions and nearly 350 faculty members; New Mexico partnerships include New Mexico State University and University of New Mexico.
• Jan 30, 2026

  Oracle may slash up to 30,000 jobs to fund AI data-center expansion as US banks retreat

  Oracle is considering workforce cuts and selling Cerner to alleviate financing pressure, according to TD Cowen.

  • Main action: TD Cowen reports Oracle is weighing 20,000–30,000 job cuts (to free $8–$10 billion in cash flow) and a potential sale of Cerner (acquired for $28.3 billion in 2022) to address financing shortfalls tied to an estimated $156 billion infrastructure capital requirement.
  • Background/details:US banks have pulled back from financing Oracle-linked data-center projects (raising borrowing costs and stalling leases); Oracle raised ~$58 billion of debt recently ($38 billion for Texas and Wisconsin facilities; $20 billion for New Mexico), while Asian banks remain willing to lend at premium rates; TD Cowen highlights slowed US data-center procurement and measures Oracle is pursuing such as 40% upfront deposits and BYOC arrangements.
• Jan 29, 2026

  What we’re reading: Polar vortex incoming

  Planet Detroit compiled a news roundup summarizing multiple environmental and infrastructure stories in Michigan and across the United States.

  • Major items summarized:stretched polar vortex impacting 230 million Americans starting Friday with frigid weather into late Jan/early Feb; Michigan AG Dana Nessel seeks to block $7 million of DTE‘s $574 million rate-hike request; Great Lakes Water Authority proposes 6.83% water and 5.98% sewer rate increases affecting 112 communities across 8 southeast Michigan counties; Consumers Energy proposes a $70 million, 45-MW battery storage project on the former Weadock coal plant site (5 of 74 acres, 36 lithium iron phosphate batteries, intended to support grid reliability for 30 years).
  • Additional factual details and background: Data shows 25 data center projects canceled in 2025 (about 4.7 GW of potential demand); an April oil/brine spill in Pigeon River Country State Forest totaled 221 barrels; Consumers Energy spent $164 million operating the Campbell plant under DOE emergency orders and recorded an $80 million loss; Detroit reported 51 broken water mains (Sterling Heights: 115 homes lost service); sources cited include PBS, mlive, The Detroit News, CBS, Detroit Free Press, Journal Sentinel, Utility Dive, and Gizmodo.
• Jan 28, 2026

  The POWER Interview: A Path Forward for Geothermal Energy

  Rodatherm Energy Corp. completed an oversubscribed $38-million Series A funding round and is developing closed-loop AGS pilot projects in Beaver and Millard counties, Utah.

  • Main announcement: Rodatherm completed an $38-million Series A (September last year) and is piloting its closed-loop, refrigerant-based Advanced Geothermal System (AGS) in Beaver and Millard counties, Utah, seeking to validate efficiency versus traditional water-based systems.
  • Background/details: The company is Utah-based with operations in Calgary, Canada, claims its organic working fluid yields ~50% more power output than water-based systems, targets data centers and communities for baseload power, and lists investors including Evok Innovations, TDK Ventures, Toyota Ventures, TechEnergy Ventures, MCJ, Active Impact Investments, Renewal Funds, The Grantham Foundation, and Giga Investments.
• Jan 27, 2026

  Sam Altman-backed Exowatt launches arm to power data centers with clean energy

  Exowatt has launched ExoRise, a business arm to deliver turnkey land and P3 solar + battery energy infrastructure to support large and hyperscale data centers across the U.S. Southwest.

  • Main announcement: Exowatt launched ExoRise to provide turnkey powered land and energy infrastructure (using its modular P3 solar + battery technology that stores energy as heat and converts to electricity on demand) for data centers in New Mexico, west Texas, Arizona, and Nevada; the company said the approach enables behind-the-meter and off-grid deployment and aims to deliver large-scale power without raising local electricity costs.
  • Background and details: Exowatt is Miami-headquartered and backed by Sam Altman and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z); the startup raised $70 million last year to commercialize P3, expects its first ExoRise pilot to come online by the end of the year, and reports a backlog of over 90 gigawatt-hours of signed customer demand.
• Jan 27, 2026

  Analyst Supino Expects Starlink to Start Taking Share from Cable ISPs

  Wolfe Research analyst Peter Supino reported that satellite internet provider Starlink is increasingly encroaching on traditional cable ISP customers in a Jan. 23 client report.

  • Main finding: Wolfe Research asserts Starlink is gaining market share via price-led promotions and speed improvements, estimating 2.5 million U.S. subscribers in 2025 and noting the report date as Jan. 23.
  • Additional facts & background: The article states Elon Musk’s Starlink ended 2025 with more than 9 million global subscribers, added 1 million in a recent 47-day period, and deployed 3,000 additional low Earth orbit satellites in calendar 2025; the item appears as a news brief (partly behind a paywall).
• Jan 26, 2026

  Oracle AI Infrastructure in 2026 and Our Commitment to Local Communities

  Oracle has announced its 2026 AI infrastructure buildout and community commitments.

  • Main announcement: Oracle announced AI data center projects in 2026 in partnership with OpenAI, with campuses at two sites in Texas and additional sites in New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Michigan; Oracle commits to funding onsite power and grid upgrades (including onsite transmission lines, battery storage, and dedicated substations) and to use closed-loop non-evaporative cooling so water usage is on par with a typical office building.
  • Background and details: The company states it will pay its own way on energy when required or invest in grid improvements where sharing the grid; sites include extensive landscape screening and setbacks, planned road infrastructure upgrades funded by Oracle, and workforce commitments: tens of thousands employed during construction and thousands during operation (Oracle estimates a ~1 GW site requires more than 1,000 permanent employees).