New Mexico AG Challenges FERC Review of ‘Green Chile Project’ Pipeline

Albuquerque Santa Fe, NM, October 6, 2026 — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has initiated a challenge against the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding its environmental review process for a proposed natural gas pipeline. The pipeline, officially named the “Green Chile Project,” is slated to supply power to the Project Jupiter data center, planned for Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

The core of Attorney General Torrez’s objection centers on the scope of FERC’s environmental assessment. Torrez asserts that the federal commission’s review is insufficient because it allegedly fails to incorporate the environmental consequences associated with the data center that the pipeline is intended to serve.

This challenge raises questions about the comprehensiveness of regulatory reviews for energy infrastructure projects, particularly when they are tied to significant new developments like large-scale data centers. Environmental advocates and state officials often scrutinize the indirect impacts of such projects, extending beyond the immediate footprint of the infrastructure itself to consider the full lifecycle and operational effects.

The Green Chile Project and the associated Project Jupiter data center represent a substantial development in Doña Ana County. However, the dispute initiated by Attorney General Torrez suggests a potential hurdle in the project’s approval process. The outcome of this challenge could influence future FERC reviews and the environmental impact assessments required for similar energy and industrial projects in the state and across the nation.

Further details regarding the specific environmental concerns raised by the Attorney General’s office concerning the data center’s impacts, or the timeline for FERC’s response to the challenge, were not immediately available.

Story summarized from the original created by Joshua Bowling on sourcenm.com, see more information here.

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