# Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus > Under construction: a 1000 MW data center in El Paso County, Texas, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/meta-el-paso-ai-data-center-campus-tx-dc_7f9e5c2853df Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/meta-el-paso-ai-data-center-campus-tx-dc_7f9e5c2853df.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Meta is building a 1000 MW data center in El Paso County, Texas (under construction). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Meta (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 1000 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Reported building area:** 4 sq ft (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Site area:** 1,000 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $10.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 300 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** Mar 26, 2026 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** Nov 1, 2025 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Expected completion:** Feb 28, 2029 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **City:** El Paso (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **County:** El Paso (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **State:** Texas (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Utility:** El Paso Electric (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Power source:** Mixed sources (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Cooling:** Closed loop (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 8, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Incentives reported:** Property Tax Abatement; Grant; Infrastructure Support; Other; $550.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus | Under construction | 1000 MW | | Server Country | Meta El Paso Data Center | Under construction | 1000 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 8, 2026) and Server Country (Sep 24, 2026) report it as under construction. ### Who is building Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus? Meta is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### When is Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus expected to finish? Server Country reports expected completion in Feb 28, 2029. That is a reported target, not a schedule. ### Which carriers serve Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - **Feb 28, 2029:** [Expected completion reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) - **Mar 26, 2026:** [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) - **Nov 1, 2025:** [Construction start reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) - [Reported as announced](https://about.fb.com/news/2025/10/metas-new-ai-optimized-data-center-el-paso/). Reported for 2025-10. - [Construction start reported](https://about.fb.com/news/2025/10/metas-new-ai-optimized-data-center-el-paso/). Reported for 2025-10. ## Related records - [Meta Aiken Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/meta-aiken-data-center-sc-dc_794c2ce53722): Same operator - [Meta Beaver Dam Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/meta-beaver-dam-data-center-campus-wi-dc_67e8eba98291): Same operator - [Meta Bowling Green (Project Accordion)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/meta-bowling-green-project-accordion-oh-dc_736d55ea8711): Same operator - [Meta Cheyenne Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/meta-cheyenne-data-center-wy-dc_3f7193ab8bbb): Same operator - [Meta Davenport Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/meta-davenport-data-center-ia-dc_6efd3999bc3c): Same operator - [1102 McKinzie LLC Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/1102-mckinzie-llc-data-center-tx-dc_0127bf1ca258): Same state - [1242 McKinzie LLC Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/1242-mckinzie-llc-data-center-tx-dc_aede5bcddc97): Same state - [3301 Hibbetts Road Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/3301-hibbetts-road-data-center-tx-dc_a9c987c3868f): Same state - [AUS 01 02 03 Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aus-01-02-03-data-center-tx-dc_c2ec9cede7ed): Same state - [AUS02 / Cedar Creek Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aus02-cedar-creek-campus-tx-dc_50d6bbdf6d66): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://about.fb.com/news/2025/10/metas-new-ai-optimized-data-center-el-paso/) · as of Sep 8, 2026 · record meta-el-paso-tx - [Meta (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://about.fb.com/news/2025/10/metas-new-ai-optimized-data-center-el-paso/) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [CNBC (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/meta-to-spend-10-billion-on-ai-data-center-in-el-paso-1gw-by-2028.html) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Texas Tribune (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/26/texas-el-paso-meta-data-center-natural-gas-power-plant/) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Meta Data Centers (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2026/03/big-things-are-happening-el-paso/) · as of Sep 8, 2026 - [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0621 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/meta-el-paso-ai-data-center-campus-tx) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 140318127707103 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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