They’re Back…. Yucca Growth Infrastructures (YGI), formerly Acoma, LLC, has submitted a NEW Air Pollution Permit application for a powerplant to power Project Jupiter.

**Public Comment to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) EXTENDED to July 6, 2026!!**

Use Your Voice to Tell NMED:

• YGI’s application should be denied by NMED because YGI failed to include all relevant information about Bloom Energy’s problematic history.

• Bloom Energy’s Fuel Cells are not clean energy – no matter what YGI says. These fuel cells generate significant NOX, CO, and VOCs, all of which contribute to negative health impacts, as well as hazardous solid waste that cannot be ignored by NMED.

• Permitting any microgrid facility will result in a clear example of environmental racism and NMED is required to ensure no group of people bears a disproportionate share of negative environmental consequences. This is especially important because Doña Ana County residents already bear the disproportionate burden of environmental pollution compared to the rest of New Mexico.

• NMED should give the public 60 days of additional time to review and comment on the Application to ensure everyone can meaningfully comment and participate.

• If NMED does not reject YGI’s application, NMED must hold a public hearing on the Application in both English and Spanish, in a hybrid format and in person in Santa Teresa.

The last round of comments on Project Jupiter’s Air Permits sparked a wave of public interest and outrage with over 7,000 comments being submitted to NMED.

Acoma, LLC, now Yucca Growth Infrastructure, withdrew the original air pollution permit applications for the East and West Microgrids and has submitted a new application– because it is a new application, we need you to submit a new comment to NMED!

The last permit applications for the East and West Microgrids would have allowed YGI to build 2 natural gas power plants that would have emitted 13 million tons per year of greenhouse gasses and significantly contribute to the already significant ozone pollution in Doña Ana County.

This permit will still require the use of natural gas, which will result in significant emissions that harm public health, including emitting 10 million tons of greenhouse gases per year and over 100 tons per year of Volatile Organic Compounds – which will also contribute to greater ozone levels.

The new permit application allows for the use of Bloom Energy’s Solid Oxide Fuel Cells – small combustion cells that also produce highly polluting solid waste – waste that Bloom has been cited by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for illegally dumping, in some cases, into the community’s landfill, further contaminating the land.

Because the facility will still be powered by natural gas, despite the companies’ claims that this is a “green” solution to power this facility, both the emissions and the significant water usage we expected from the East and West Microgrid WILL STILL exist.

The hazardous waste from this facility will likely be dumped into the Sunland Park public landfill - also harming your health and water supply.