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Meta El Paso Data Center

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Status
Under construction
Developer / parties
Meta
Location
El Paso, El Paso County
Size
1 GW by 2028
Investment
More than $10B (Meta); ~$14B total development costs for Meta–BlackRock venture (Meta, Jul 2026)
Reported benefits
More than 300 permanent jobs; 4,000+ peak construction jobs (Meta); Meta pledges to restore 200% of water consumed to local watersheds (Meta)
Concerns / impacts
Water: El Paso Water projects ~480,000 gal/day average, contractual cap 2.5M gal/day
Last verified
2026-10-03

Milestones

Figures are attributed in parentheses to the outlet or company that reported them. Where sources disagree, we show both.

  1. 2025 announced
  2. Mar 26 2026 expanded to 1 GW/$10B+
  3. Jul 2026 El Paso Water briefing on usage
  4. Jul 28 2026 Meta–BlackRock venture announced (BlackRock funds 80%, Meta 20%; Meta leases campus)

Related records

2026-07-28
Company announcement Company claim El Paso County · Meta El Paso Data Center

Meta and BlackRock announce venture to own El Paso campus (BlackRock funds 80%); ~$14B total development costs.

Source: about.fb.com ↗
2026-07-07
News News report El Paso County · Meta El Paso Data Center

El Paso Water reassures public on Meta data center water use.

Source: kvia.com ↗
2026-03-26
News News report El Paso County · Meta El Paso Data Center

CNBC: Meta to spend $10B on El Paso AI data center, 1 GW by 2028.

Source: cnbc.com ↗

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