New Mexico State Data Center (Simms Building)
715 Alta Vista Street · Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, NM
Source: OpenStreetMap
New Mexico State Data Center (Simms Building) is a mapped data center in Santa Fe County, NM. DataCentersExposed has documented a 31,727 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkState office, not to be confused with the privately owned Albuquerque Skyscraper
In the news
source: GDELT- Project Jupiter AI data center build raises concerns about water usage in rural New Mexico desert — Oracle calls water usage 'negligible' for 11 million gallon one-time fill - Tom's HardwareTom's Hardware· Jun 16, 2026
- Firm behind New Mexico Medicaid campaign recruits influencers to promote Project Jupiter data center - Source New MexicoSource New Mexico· Jun 15, 2026
- New Mexico is in a historic drought. Oracle and OpenAI designed their newest data center with that in mind - FortuneFortune· Jun 15, 2026
- Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert - KTEPKTEP· Jun 14, 2026
- Town hall on Project Jupiter data center changed to ‘community open house and career fair’ - Source New MexicoSource New Mexico· Jun 11, 2026
- New tensions flare over massive data center ‘Project Jupiter’ in southern New Mexico - KRQEKRQE· Jun 11, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Santa Fe), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, E.j. Martinez Elementary in Santa Fe, is 0.3 mi from this site (189 students). 5 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.