Meta will invest $1.5 billion in a new AI data centre in El Paso, Texas, focused on renewable energy and supporting AI model development.
TEXAS: Meta Platforms has announced plans to invest over $1.5 billion in the construction of a new AI-powered data centre in El Paso, Texas by 2028, further expanding its infrastructure footprint to support the next generation of digital experiences.
The company confirmed that the new facility will run entirely on renewable energy and feature advanced water recycling systems, reinforcing Meta’s broader environmental goals. The sustainable build reflects the company’s commitment to minimising the environmental footprint of its global operations.
This upcoming centre is part of Meta’s strategy to enhance processing capacity for AI-driven services, including Facebook, Instagram, and its growing portfolio of metaverse-related technologies. With rising demand for high-performance computing and large-scale AI model training, Meta is accelerating data centre construction across the United States.
The Texas-based site will play a crucial role in powering AI workloads, from personalisation algorithms on social platforms to immersive and real-time metaverse environments.
Meta’s expansion underscores the infrastructure intensity of AI development and highlights the need for sustainable innovation as digital platforms grow increasingly complex.
