Meta El Paso AI Data Center (El Paso, Texas)
DTexas, US · US · Meta Platforms Inc.
Environment
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
EPA eGrid 2022, ERCOT (ERCT) subregion, 2022
NOAA Palmer Drought Severity Index, 2023
Facility
Meta's 1 GW AI data center in El Paso, announced Oct 2025 at an initial $1.5B; in March 2026 Meta said it would invest more than $10B. Company says online in 2028. A BlackRock joint venture with ~$14B total cost is reported in one source, date unconfirmed.
Evidence (1 source)
Project status as of 2026-10-26
Meta Increases Investment in El Paso Data Center to $10 Billion (month per search summary).
Community
Located in the Chihuahuan Desert, one of the most water-stressed regions in the US; critics raise water concerns. Meta says closed-loop cooling and clean-power additions above 5,000 MW.
Community flags document events recorded in public sources. They do not imply causal attribution or ongoing harm.
Researcher Notes
Added 2026-10-26 from online research; coordinates are town-level unless noted.