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Meta Beaver Dam Data Center

Meta Platforms · Beaver Dam. Every figure below is individually sourced and dated.

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Part of the tracked campus Meta Beaver Dam Data Center.

The story of Meta Beaver Dam Data Centerinherited from campus Meta Beaver Dam Data Center
Announced capex
$1B
Jobs
100 permanent reported
Cooling
Dry (waterless) cooling
Derived
Cost per MW
$5M/MW
Cost per job
$10M per permanent job

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In clusterWisconsin(43)

The deal

Inherited from campus Meta Beaver Dam Data Center.

utility
Alliant Energy · PSC-approved 10-year service contract; Meta funds ~$200M transmission/substations
operator
Meta Platforms

Financial structure

Inherited from campus Meta Beaver Dam Data Center.

Meta campus investment
$1B. $1 billion+ AI-optimized data center campus (>700,000 sq ft) in Beaver Dam Commerce Park. press release
Meta energy infrastructure commitment
$200M. ~$200M toward energy infrastructure per Alliant announcement. press release

Investment, workforce and specs

Inherited from campus Meta Beaver Dam Data Center.

Capex
$1B source
Cooling
Dry (waterless) cooling source
Construction jobs
1,000+ skilled trades at peak construction source
Permanent jobs
100+ operational jobs source

Power

Inherited from campus Meta Beaver Dam Data Center. Live grid demand and drought overlay only render on the campus page.

Power source
grid
Grid operator
MISO
Interconnection
Water
Dry cooling; Meta states no water demand for cooling once operational, with water restoration returning 100% of consumed water to local watersheds.

Facility record

under construction

Status

hyperscale

Type

Meta Platforms

Operator

Beaver Dam

Location

220 MW

Critical IT

700,000 sqft

Building

2027

Operational

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Evidence

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  • building sqft: 700000 (claimed) · source
  • critical it mw: 220 (claimed) · source
  • record: Meta Beaver Dam Data Center (reported) · source
  • status: under_construction (reported) · source

Timeline

  1. Aug 2026
    First recorded
    Added to the DEPLOY registry as a sourced facility record
  2. Sep 2026
    Current: under construction

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Common questions

What is Meta Beaver Dam Data Center?
Meta Beaver Dam Data Center is a data center facility record on the DEPLOY registry, in Beaver Dam. Every fact on the record is individually sourced and dated.
Who operates Meta Beaver Dam Data Center?
Meta Platforms operates Meta Beaver Dam Data Center, per the sourced record on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Meta Beaver Dam Data Center operating?
Meta Beaver Dam Data Center is recorded as under construction on the DEPLOY registry, with 220 MW of critical IT capacity. Each figure traces to a source.
How verified is the data on Meta Beaver Dam Data Center?
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DEPLOY. (2026). Meta Beaver Dam Data Center: data center facility record. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/facilities/meta-beaver-dam-wi

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