"Sunland Park, New Mexico, is not a notably online community. Retirees have settled in mobile homes around the small border town, just over the state line from El Paso. Some don't own computers - they make their way to the air-conditioned public library when they need to look something up. Soon, though, their county's economy could center around the internet. An Austin-based tech company, BorderPlex Digital Assets, plans to build a sprawling campus of data centers just down the road."
"The firm's "Project Jupiter" is the latest in a tidal wave of such projects popping up across the country. Once built, the giant buildings full of computer hardware work 24/7 to power artificial intelligence and web searches for companies like Amazon and Meta. BorderPlex Digital Assets declined to say whether there's a client lined up to use this campus, but they're planning to invest up to $165 billion in the effort - a figure that dwarfs spending for most similar projects."
Sunland Park and nearby communities on the U.S.-Mexico border have traditionally had limited online access and a population that includes many retirees living in mobile homes. An Austin-based firm, BorderPlex Digital Assets, plans to build a large data-center campus called Project Jupiter near Santa Teresa, promising to power AI and web searches for major companies. The company declined to confirm any specific clients while announcing a potential investment of up to $165 billion and pledges of tens of millions for infrastructure. Developers project 2,500 construction jobs and more than 750 permanent positions. Doña Ana County faces persistent poverty, and local towns have long sought economic development around border ports of entry.
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