El Paso data center campus
Data center project in El Paso, Texas
El Paso data center campus is a data center project in El Paso, Texas, under construction, developed by Meta, with a stated size of 1 GW. Last reported August 9, 2026, from 23 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Meta
- Location
- El Paso, Texas
- Stated size
- 1 GW
- Stated investment
- $14B
- Last reported
- August 9, 2026
- Sources
- 23 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 22 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
Permits and filings
- Data Center Policy Framework adoption resolutionZoning · City of El Paso City Council · Approved · July 20, 2026elpasotexas.legistar.com ↗
- Policy direction discontinuing economic incentives for hyperscale data centersIncentive · City of El Paso City Council · Approved · May 26, 2026elpasotexas.legistar.com ↗
- Council direction to develop Data Center Policy FrameworkPublic record · City of El Paso City Council · Approved · February 17, 2026elpasotexas.legistar.com ↗
- Legislative agenda amendment on data center ratepayer protectionsPublic record · City of El Paso City Council · Approved · June 23, 2026cbs4local.com ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“Meta is financing its $14 billion, 1 GW El Paso data center”
Status
“currently under construction in El Paso, Texas”
Size
“will have 1 gigawatt of compute capacity”
Investment
“approximately $14 billion in total development costs for the buildings and long-lived power, cooling, and connectivity infrastructure”
Generators
813 modular gas generators
Grid and gas supply
250 MW grid, 225 MW McCloud natural gas
Acreage
around 1,000 acres
Buildings
12 data center buildings
Initial capacity online
2028
Generators online
2027
Peak construction jobs
4,000
Reports behind this page
- Report from forkast.news · forkast.news, July 29, 2026
- Report from about.fb.com · about.fb.com, July 27, 2026
What the full file adds
- General contractor2 named
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioning1 named
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply2 named
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lenders8 named
- Named builders, suppliers and partners22 companies named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Who pays whom40 deals on file: equity, loans, leases, power or equipment, each with its source.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
- AlertsAn email the day this project moves.Ultra
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