Meta, in Louisiana, 500billion dollars · 5gigawatts AI data center expansion
Meta announced that it will increase the investment in the Louisiana data center project to 2026year 7month 13day to more than 500billion dollars, and expand compute capacity to 5gigawatts. The company said it plans to strengthen local infrastructure for large-scale AI computing.
Meta announced that it will increase the investment in the Louisiana data center project to 2026year 7month 13day to more than 500billion dollars. The company specified that the purpose of the expansion is to strengthen AI computing infrastructure.
Meta said on the same day that it will expand the campus’s compute capacity to 5gigawatts. The company explained that this capacity is a key indicator of the data center’s power and computing capabilities.
According to the announcement, the investment will be carried out in stages, and the company said it will disclose the detailed execution schedule and phase-by-phase capacity expansion plan later. The company said local infrastructure and power contract adjustments are under way.
Meta said it will expand data center-related infrastructure through the project, including server space, cooling, and power facilities. It also mentioned that the increased investment could be linked to local employment and construction activity.
The company added that additional details would be disclosed in a future press release along with this announcement. The announcement was presented as an extension of Meta's long-term investment plan related to data centers.
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