Energy Transfer
US pipeline developer that applied for the Green Chili gas lateral to feed Project Jupiter.
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Why can't the largest US pipeline operator get a 17-mile lateral approved?
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New Mexico vetoes Jupiter gas pipeline
Data Centres: Boom and BacklashBackground
Energy Transfer is one of the largest midstream energy companies in North America, applicant for the Green Chili gas lateral that would feed Project Jupiter's power plant. New Mexico's Land Commissioner rejected the lateral for a second time in July, denying it the right-of-way across state trust land.
The Dallas-based company operates about 140,000 miles of pipelines and associated infrastructure across 44 states, spanning natural gas gathering and processing, crude oil and natural-gas-liquids transport, and storage and terminalling. It runs more than 40 processing plants with combined capacity near 12.9 billion cubic feet a day and has been expanding aggressively through acquisitions, including the 2024 purchase of WTG Midstream. For 2026 the company has guided to $5.0-5.5 billion in growth capital spending, weighted towards its natural gas network.
The Green Chili rejection is a live example of a pipeline operator being unable to build fast enough to keep pace with data-centre demand for behind-the-meter gas power, a bottleneck now recurring across several US states as hyperscalers seek grid-independent supply.
