Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus
Data center project in El Paso, Texas
Meta 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 October 21, 2026, from 5 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Meta
- Location
- El Paso, Texas
- Stated size
- 1 GW
- Stated investment
- $10B
- Last reported
- October 21, 2026
- Sources
- 5 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 6 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
Permits and filings
- TCEQ air permit for El Paso data center (Wurldwide LLC)Air permit · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality · Approvedelpasoheraldpost.com ↗
- McCloud 366-MW gas plant air permitAir permit · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality · Approved · October 1, 2025elpasoheraldpost.com ↗
- Community Benefits Agreement negotiationIncentive · City of El Paso City Council · Under review · June 23, 2026votemjk.com ↗
- Data Center Policy Framework (special permit requirement)Zoning · City of El Paso City Council · Approved · July 20, 2026votemjk.com ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus is a data center under construction in El Paso, Texas (El Paso County), operated by Meta.”
Size
“Power capacity 1 GW planned”
Investment
“a reported $10 billion investment”
Status
“Meta said the El Paso campus is already under construction”
Reported
“Meta's massive data center campus under construction in Northeast El Paso”
Size
“Meta said the campus will provide 1 gigawatt of compute capacity”
Investment
“a project expected to cost approximately $14 billion”
Capacity
1,000 MW planned
Acreage
1,000 acres
Construction jobs
4,000 construction
Permanent jobs
300 permanent
Cooling
Closed-loop
Construction start
October 15, 2025
McCloud gas plant
366 MW
Renewable contracts
5,000+ MW contracted statewide
Capacity online
beginning 2028
Location
far Northeast El Paso near Texas-New Mexico state line
Reports behind this page
- Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus, El Paso, TX · suedatacenters.org, October 21, 2026
- Report from eweek.com · eweek.com, July 28, 2026
- Report from cbs4local.com · cbs4local.com, July 27, 2026
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 supply3 named
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lenders3 named
- Named builders, suppliers and partners6 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 whom15 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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