Oracle's Project Jupiter data center in New Mexico faces multibillion-dollar cost overruns after the company switched...
Oracle's Project Jupiter data center in New Mexico faces multibillion-dollar cost overruns after the company switched from gas turbines to more expensive fuel cells due to permit delays, according to The Information (source). The original $165 billion project is now significantly more costly, impacting Oracle's capital expenditure and potentially delaying AI infrastructure buildout. What the sources said: - 'Oracle's attempt to salvage a proposed $165 billion project... pivot from gas turbines to costlier fuel cells, costing billions more.' (The Information) - 'Permit hurdles push up costs for AI data centers.' (Techmeme headline)
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Oracle's Project Jupiter data center in New Mexico faces multibillion-dollar cost overruns after the company switched from gas turbines to more expensive fuel cells due to permit delays, according to The Information (source). The original $165 billion project is now significantly more costly, impacting Oracle's capital expenditure and potentially delaying AI infrastructure buildout.
What the sources said:
- 'Oracle's attempt to salvage a proposed $165 billion project... pivot from gas turbines to costlier fuel cells, costing billions more.' (The Information)
- 'Permit hurdles push up costs for AI data centers.' (Techmeme headline)
source data used
“CVE: CVE-2026-46817 Vendor/project: Oracle Product: E-Business Suite Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown Due date: 2026-07-18 CWE: CWE-269, CWE-287, CWE-306 Oracle E-Business Suite contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access”
“Techmeme permalink: https://www.techmeme.com/260718/p14#a260718p14 <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/exclusive-oracle-data-centers-face-multibillion-dollar-cost-surprises"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260718/i14.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a hr”
“assets: 168361000000 (10-K filed 2026-06-22) common_stock_capital: 37107000000 (10-K filed 2026-06-22) net_income: 10467000000 (10-K filed 2026-06-22) revenue: 52961000000 (10-K filed 2026-06-22)”
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