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Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus

MetaEl Paso, El Paso County, TXUpdated

Meta is building a 1000 MW data center in El Paso County, Texas (under construction). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.

Capacity
1000 MW
Investment
$10B
Building area
4 sq ft
Site
1,000 acres
Expected completion
Feb 28, 2029 (2029-02-28)
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Who's on this build

Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.

Schedule

Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.

  1. in ~2 yr

    Expected completionPlanned

  2. in ~2 yr

    Expected completion reported

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

  3. Today

    Under construction

    Last material change Sep 24, 2026.

  4. 6 mo ago

    Announced

  5. 6 mo ago

    Reported as announced

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

  6. 10 mo ago

    Construction start

  7. 10 mo ago

    Construction start reported

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

Record quality

Datasets
2, all agree
Location
Site footprint confirmed
Summary
From published records
Source as of
Last material change

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Site and infrastructure

CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record

Status

Operator
MetaOperator · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 8, 2026 · Record: meta-el-paso-txOperator · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0621
Stage
Under constructionStage · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 8, 2026 · Record: meta-el-paso-txStage · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0621
Facility type
AI data centerFacility type · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103

Scale

Reported capacity
1000 MWReported capacity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 8, 2026 · Record: meta-el-paso-txReported capacity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0621
Reported investment
$10BReported investment · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103
Reported building area
4 sq ftReported building area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103
Site area
1,000 acresSite area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103
Reported jobs
300Reported jobs · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103

Reported dates

Announced
2026-03-26Announced · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0621Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Construction start reported
2025-11-01Construction start reported · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0621Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Expected completion
2029-02-28Expected completion · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0621Planned date — not evidence that work occurred.

Site

City
El PasoCity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 8, 2026 · Record: meta-el-paso-txCity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0621
County
El PasoCounty · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 8, 2026 · Record: meta-el-paso-txCounty · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0621
State
TexasState · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 8, 2026 · Record: meta-el-paso-txState · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0621
Location precision
Site footprint confirmedLocation precision · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103
Community response
Local opposition reportedCommunity response · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103

Power and cooling

Utility
El Paso ElectricUtility · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103
Power source
Mixed sourcesPower source · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103
Cooling
Closed loopCooling · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103
AI workload
Confirmed AI or machine-learning workloadAI workload · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 8, 2026 · Record: meta-el-paso-tx

Permits and public records

Incentives reported
Property Tax Abatement; Grant; Infrastructure Support; Other; $550,000,000Incentives reported · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 140318127707103

Sources, method and limits

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What each source reports

What each source reports
DatasetReported nameReported statusReported MW
Compute AtlasMeta El Paso AI Data Center CampusUnder construction1000 MW
Server CountryMeta El Paso Data CenterUnder construction1000 MW

Sources and evidence

  1. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 8, 2026 · Record: meta-el-paso-tx
  2. CA
  3. CA
  4. CA
  5. CA
  6. SC
    Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0621
  7. KW

Limitations and interpretation

  • This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
  • Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
  • An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
  • Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

Cite or correct this record

Kapwork Grow, “Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/meta-el-paso-ai-data-center-campus-tx-dc_7f9e5c2853df, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.

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An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.

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