Delivering 1GW of planned capacity, Meta will invest $10 billion in the El Paso data center.

GateUser-bd883c58 · 2026-04-01T08:39:22+00:00

Meta announces an increase in investment in the El Paso data center in Texas to $10 billion, with a design capacity of 1GW. The project is expected to create over 300 new jobs, with peak construction workforce exceeding 4,000 workers. The center will operate entirely on clean renewable energy and will utilize water-saving technologies to recycle water resources.

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2026-04-01 08:39:22

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Ask AI · Why did Meta significantly increase its investment in the El Paso data center to $10 billion?

IT Home reports on March 27 that on the 26th, Meta announced in the United States local time that it would increase the investment scale for its El Paso data center in Texas from more than $1.5 billion when it was first disclosed in October 2025 to more than $10 billion (IT Home note: at the current exchange rate, approximately RMB 69.161 billion). This fully realizes the site’s 1GW designed capacity.

Meta said this means the number of jobs created after the El Paso data center is completed will increase from about 100 to more than 300, and the peak construction period will see the number of construction workers rise from over 1,800 to over 4,000.

The data center will be powered entirely by clean renewable energy. In terms of water resources, the data center plans to use a water-saving closed-loop liquid cooling system to enable water reuse, with zero water intake for most of the year. In addition, Meta will add to the local watershed an amount equivalent to 200% of the water usage required by the data center.

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