[Oracle's $16.5 Billion AI Data Center Faces Environmental Issues, Power Supply Adjustments May Add Billions in Costs] BlockBeats News, July 19, according to a report by The Information, Oracle's $16.5 billion AI super campus, Project Jupiter, in New Mexico has encountered environmental approval obstacles, forcing adjustments to its power supply plan, which is expected to add billions of dollars in additional costs. The campus spans 1,400 acres and primarily provides computing power for OpenAI, with a designed installed capacity exceeding 2 gigawatts. Oracle originally planned to build a natural gas power plant, but the related permits have stalled due to concerns over air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. In April of this year, the company switched to Bloom Energy natural gas fuel cells and adjusted the microgrid capacity to 2.45 gigawatts. Analysts estimate that this plan will cost approximately $8 billion, several billion dollars more than the natural gas turbine plan. Last week, New Mexico again rejected the proposed fuel pipeline route, and the state’s environmental department will hold a public hearing on the air permit on October 19. Additionally, the state attorney general is investigating allegations that residents' names were used in support letters for the project without consent. Oracle's data center project in Wisconsin is also facing additional expenses. Local regulatory rulings may require Oracle, OpenAI, and Vantage Data Centers to independently bear the costs of building transmission lines. Another financial guarantee requirement has been described by Oracle as adding approximately $100 million in annual costs.