El Paso AI data center campus
Data center project in El Paso, Texas
El Paso AI 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 July 29, 2026, from 8 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Meta
- Location
- El Paso, Texas
- Stated size
- 1 GW
- Stated investment
- $14B
- Last reported
- ·
- Sources
- 8 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 9 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
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Permits and filings
- Utility filingUtility filing · Under review · suedatacenters.org ↗
- Chapter 312 property-tax abatementIncentive · City of El Paso · Approved · celaya-solutions.github.io ↗
- Chapter 380 property-tax grantIncentive · City of El Paso · Approved · celaya-solutions.github.io ↗
- TED road funds cash contributionIncentive · City of El Paso · Approved · celaya-solutions.github.io ↗
- Road reimbursement agreementTraffic study · City of El Paso · Approved · celaya-solutions.github.io ↗
- City land sale (~1,039 acres)Public record · City of El Paso · Approved · celaya-solutions.github.io ↗
- Data Center Policy Framework special permit requirementZoning · City of El Paso City Council · detroitnews.com ↗
- IncentiveIncentive · City of El Paso City Council · elpasotexas.legistar.com ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“build and own a 1-gigawatt data center campus in El Paso, Texas”
Status
“The site is already being built and is expected to start coming online in 2028.”
Size
“a 1-gigawatt data center campus in El Paso, Texas”
Investment
“with estimated costs of about $14 billion”
Reported
“Meta's massive data center campus under construction in Northeast El Paso”
Reported
“a data center in El Paso, Texas”
Status
“the facility’s projected 2028 opening”
Size
“as it aims to reach 1 gigawatt of capacity ahead of the facility’s projected 2028 opening”
Power capacity
1 GW planned
Acreage
1,000 acres
Investment
$10 billion
Announced
October 2025
Construction start
October 15, 2025
Permanent jobs
300 permanent
Construction jobs
4,000 construction
Cooling
Closed loop
First phase load
475 MW by 2027
McCloud gas facility
366 MW
Reports behind this page
- Report from blockspace.media · blockspace.media ·
- Report from kfoxtv.com · kfoxtv.com ·
- Report from thehindubusinessline.com · thehindubusinessline.com ·
What the full file adds
- General contractorOpen: not named yet
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply1 named
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lenders7 named
- Named builders, suppliers and partners9 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 whom23 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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Other data centers in El Paso and Texas
- El Paso data center campusUnder constructionSame town · El PasoMeta1 GW
- Meta data center campus in El Paso, TexasUnder constructionSame town · El PasoMeta1 GW
- Meta data center in northeast El PasoUnder constructionSame town · El PasoMeta1 GW
- Meta El Paso AI Data Center CampusUnder constructionSame town · El PasoMeta1 GW
- Northeast El Paso data centerUnder constructionSame town · El PasoMeta1 GW
- Meta data center complexUnder constructionSame town · El PasoMetaSize not stated
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