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Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus

Meta · El Paso, TX · United States

Facility record

Lifecycle
Under constructionSource-reported lifecycle
Location precision
approximate
Address as listed
Not published
Coordinates
31.81, -106.55
Serving utility, source-reported
El Paso Electric
Operational capacity, source-reported
Not published
Planned capacity, source-reported
1000 MW
Source record updated
2026-10-22

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

  1. Proposed

    Meta announces El Paso campus with initial $1.5B investment.

    Underlying source
  2. Under construction

    Groundbreaking October 15, 2025. Site is Meta's 29th data center globally, third in Texas.

    Underlying source

Source notes

Campus located in far Northeast El Paso near Texas-New Mexico state line on approximately 1,000 acres; coordinates are approximate city-area centroid, exact parcel not publicly identified. Meta's third Texas data center. Campus can scale to 1 GW. Construction jobs figure (4,000) reflects updated peak estimate from March 2026 $10B expansion announcement.

Meta claims 100% renewable energy matching via Texas clean energy contracts (5,000+ MW contracted statewide). El Paso Electric separately seeking PUCT approval for a 366 MW natural gas McCloud facility to power this campus, which drew environmental opposition.

Sources and provenance

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.

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