Project Jupiter (Stargate New Mexico)
Four-building data center campus on about 1,400 acres in Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, developed by STACK Infrastructure and BorderPlex Digital Assets and leased by Oracle for OpenAI's Stargate program. Epoch AI estimates about 2,200 MW of total facility power. Clayco and Kiewit are the general contractors for the first phase; the 855,000-square-foot first building topped out in October 2026. IBEW Local 611 told KRQE that about 60 of its members were working on the project.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 2,200 MW
- Estimated cost
- $165,000,000,000Bond figure for the full campus, including equipment
- Building size
- 855,000 sq ftFirst portion; about 3 million total reported
- Construction start
- Oct 2025Groundbreaking
- Expected completion
- Q3 2028Phase 1
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
Unions
- IBEW Local 611 · Union labor reported · Electricians
Locals with jurisdiction over this site
Local with jurisdiction over this site (not confirmed on the job)
- Electricians
- Plumbers & pipefitters
- Sheet metal & HVAC
- Carpenters
- Insulators
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in Doña Ana County, by trade. It is a floor, not what this project pays: data center jobs often pay above scale, and non-union survey rates can be many years old.
| Trade | Wage /hr | Overtime 1.5× | Double time 2× | Benefits /hr | Total comp /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectriciansNon-union survey rate · effective Sep 26, 2018 · old rateELECTRICIANOvertime 1.5× $43.89 · Double time 2× $58.52 · Benefits /hr $8.98 | $29.26 | $43.89 | $58.52 | $8.98 | $38.24 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 412 · effective Jan 2, 2025PIPEFITTEROvertime 1.5× $64.61 · Double time 2× $86.14 · Benefits /hr $16.60 | $43.07 | $64.61 | $86.14 | $16.60 | $59.67 |
| IronworkersNon-union survey rate · effective Sep 26, 2018 · old rateIRONWORKER, STRUCTURALOvertime 1.5× $42.00 · Double time 2× $56.00 · Benefits /hr $8.21 | $28.00 | $42.00 | $56.00 | $8.21 | $36.21 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 49 · effective Jan 1, 2024SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)Overtime 1.5× $56.25 · Double time 2× $75.00 · Benefits /hr $18.51 | $37.50 | $56.25 | $75.00 | $18.51 | $56.01 |
| LaborersNon-union survey rate · effective Sep 26, 2018 · old rateLABORER: COMMON OR GENERALOvertime 1.5× $24.74 · Double time 2× $32.98 · Benefits /hr $4.54 | $16.49 | $24.74 | $32.98 | $4.54 | $21.03 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Non-union survey rate · effective Sep 26, 2018 · old rateOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEOvertime 1.5× $38.60 · Double time 2× $51.46 · Benefits /hr $4.51 | $25.73 | $38.60 | $51.46 | $4.51 | $30.24 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 1245 · effective Jun 1, 2018CARPENTER (EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING)Overtime 1.5× $36.12 · Double time 2× $48.16 · Benefits /hr $10.79 | $24.08 | $36.12 | $48.16 | $10.79 | $34.87 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 76 · effective Jan 1, 2024ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOROvertime 1.5× $54.99 · Double time 2× $73.32 · Benefits /hr $11.83 | $36.66 | $54.99 | $73.32 | $11.83 | $48.49 |
| PaintersNon-union survey rate · effective Sep 26, 2018 · old ratePAINTER: SPRAYOvertime 1.5× $24.77 · Double time 2× $33.02 · Benefits /hr $2.14 | $16.51 | $24.77 | $33.02 | $2.14 | $18.65 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsNon-union survey rate · effective Sep 26, 2018 · old rateCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $28.40 · Double time 2× $37.86 · Benefits /hr $5.85 | $18.93 | $28.40 | $37.86 | $5.85 | $24.78 |
- Wage:
- the hourly pay in the worker's paycheck, before taxes, at straight time.
- Overtime and double time:
- the wage × 1.5 and × 2. Federal contracts require time and a half after 40 hours a week; when double time applies (for example Sundays, holidays or after 10–12 hours) is set by each union contract.
- Benefits:
- paid by the employer on top of the wage into the worker's health insurance, pension and annuity, and apprenticeship training funds (sometimes vacation and holiday pay). Not in the paycheck.
- Total comp:
- wage + benefits for one straight-time hour.
Journeyman rates only; shift premiums and per diem are not included. Source: Davis-Bacon general wage determinations on SAM.gov.
Apprentices: rates above are for journeymen. Apprentices are usually paid a percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting around 40–60% and rising about 10 percentage points every 6 months to a year until they reach the full rate. Exact steps vary by trade and local.
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination NM20260045 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- Baxtel (opens in a new tab)baxtel.com · News
- DatacenterDynamics (opens in a new tab)datacenterdynamics.com · News
- Epoch AI (opens in a new tab)epoch.ai · Other
- KRQE (opens in a new tab)digital-release.krqe.com · News
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (NM) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination NM20260045 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Construction Review Online (opens in a new tab)constructionreviewonline.com · News
- DatacenterDynamics (opens in a new tab)datacenterdynamics.com · News
- Ground News (opens in a new tab)ground.news · Other
- SimplyHired (opens in a new tab)simplyhired.com · Other
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