AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI & Energy Infrastructure: Oracle’s $300B compute deal with OpenAI is driving a major data-center buildout across Texas and New Mexico (Project Jupiter), with Vertiv and Caterpillar positioned as key “plumbing” as capacity targets climb toward 10–500 gigawatts. Local Tech Governance: Clovis commissioners rejected a 120-day data center moratorium, saying the city needs time for a workable plan but shouldn’t “stop” development that hasn’t even been filed. Federal Policy Fight: A Senate Democrat blocked a bill meant to keep data-center electricity and grid upgrade costs from landing on ratepayers, keeping the issue central to the midterms. Climate & Health: A new study estimates human-caused climate change contributed about 25% of heat-related ER visits in the Southern Plains region that includes New Mexico. Research & Facilities: Los Alamos’ LANSCE accelerator modernization cleared a key step to design upgrades that aim to keep the facility running until 2050. Water Forecasting Tech: Santa Fe startup EnviTrace was selected for the DOE’s Genesis Mission to use AI for flood and water-level prediction. Public Health Monitoring: A UC San Diego-linked screwworm tracking dashboard is flagging renewed risk in Texas and New Mexico. Education & Outcomes: UNM reported a second-largest freshman class but lower graduation rates, highlighting the gap between enrollment growth and degree completion.
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