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Meta El Paso Data Center

Meta Platforms · El Paso. Every figure below is individually sourced and dated.

Track Meta El Paso Data Center

Part of the tracked campus Meta / BlackRock El Paso AI Data Center Campus.

The story of Meta El Paso Data Centerinherited from campus Meta / BlackRock El Paso AI Data Center Campus
Announced capex
$14B
Jobs
300 permanent reported
Derived
Cost per MW
$14M/MW
Cost per job
$47M per permanent job

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In clusterTexas(607)

The deal

Inherited from campus Meta / BlackRock El Paso AI Data Center Campus.

financier
BlackRock (managed funds) · Owns 80% of the venture; ~$4.9B cash contribution plus $12.5B debt financing
utility
El Paso Electric · Grid supplier, up to 1.0 GW (WECC region)
developer
Meta Platforms · Built the campus; retains 20% of the venture and leases capacity back (4-year initial term, up to ~20 years)
financier
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) · BlackRock unit; part of the 80% JV capital
financier
HPS Investment Partners · BlackRock unit; part of the JV financing

Financial structure

Inherited from campus Meta / BlackRock El Paso AI Data Center Campus.

Meta construction and development investment
$10B. Over $10B press release
Total venture development cost
$14B. Approximately $14B for buildings and infrastructure press release
BlackRock cash contribution at close
$4.9B. 80% JV interest; funded partly by $12.5B debt financing press release
Senior secured notes (Sopaipilla Investor LLC)
$12.5B. ~$12.5B of senior secured notes priced 2026-07-27 to fund the project journalist report

Investment, workforce and specs

Inherited from campus Meta / BlackRock El Paso AI Data Center Campus.

Capex
$10B source
Construction jobs
4,000 source
Permanent jobs
300 source

Power

Inherited from campus Meta / BlackRock El Paso AI Data Center Campus. Live grid demand and drought overlay only render on the campus page.

Power source
mixed
Grid operator
WECC
Interconnection

El Paso Electric grid supply, 1 GW grid interconnect, Announced. Up to 1.0 GW committed, right to request up to 1.4 GW; El Paso Electric is a WECC utility

Proposed on-site natural gas plant, 0.37 GW gas, Announced. Meta-proposed dedicated ~366 MW gas plant

Facility record

under construction

Status

hyperscale

Type

Meta Platforms

Operator

El Paso

Location

1000 MW

Critical IT

2028

Operational

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Evidence

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  • critical it mw: 1000 (claimed) · source
  • record: Meta El Paso Data Center (reported) · source
  • status: broke ground Oct 15 2025; 1GW target by 2028 on 1,000 acres (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 El Paso Data Center?
Meta El Paso Data Center is a data center facility record on the DEPLOY registry, in El Paso. Every fact on the record is individually sourced and dated.
Who operates Meta El Paso Data Center?
Meta Platforms operates Meta El Paso Data Center, per the sourced record on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Meta El Paso Data Center operating?
Meta El Paso Data Center is recorded as under construction on the DEPLOY registry, with 1000 MW of critical IT capacity. Each figure traces to a source.
How verified is the data on Meta El Paso Data Center?
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DEPLOY. (2026). Meta El Paso Data Center: data center facility record. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/facilities/meta-el-paso-tx

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