Meta Temple Campus: 1.2GW High-Density Texas AI Hub
Status: Active / Under Heavy Civil Construction (Tracking June 2026) | Location: 4000 Block of NW H K Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76504
Project Overview
The Meta Temple Data Center Campus is one of the most ambitious hyperscale digital infrastructure projects currently under development in the United States, representing a multi-billion-dollar investment in the future of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and large-scale digital services. Strategically located in Central Texas along the expanding industrial corridors of Bell County, the campus spans hundreds of acres and has been purpose-built to support the extraordinary computational requirements of next-generation AI systems. Designed from the ground up as a greenfield hyperscale development, the facility is engineered to accommodate ultra-high-density computing environments, advanced networking architectures, and specialized cooling systems required for modern AI accelerators and large-scale machine learning workloads. As construction advances through structural framing, electrical integration, and mechanical fit-out phases in 2026, the campus is emerging as a flagship component of Meta’s global infrastructure strategy, supporting the company’s rapidly expanding portfolio of artificial intelligence applications, generative AI models, and data-intensive digital platforms. The facility is expected to host massive clusters of AI-optimized hardware capable of training and deploying increasingly sophisticated machine learning models at unprecedented scale. Unlike traditional data center markets constrained by limited land availability, high costs, and infrastructure saturation, the Temple location benefits from abundant development space, favorable logistics networks, and direct access to critical utility resources needed for long-term expansion. The region’s relatively flat terrain simplifies large-scale construction while providing flexibility for future campus growth. Additionally, the site’s proximity to major transcontinental fiber-optic routes enables high-capacity connectivity to national and global networks, supporting low-latency data transport across Meta’s worldwide infrastructure ecosystem.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | Meta Temple Campus: 1.2GW High-Density Texas AI Hub |
| Location | 4000 Block of NW H K Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76504 |
| Status | Active / Under Heavy Civil Construction (Tracking June 2026) |
| Commissioning | Phase 1 initial building delivery and early compute staging targeted for H1 2028 |
| Total IT Load | ~900 MW net critical operational compute capacity |
| Total Capacity | 1.2 Gigawatts (1,200 MW) ultimate master-planned utility power envelope |
| Tier Level | Tier III Equivalent custom hyper-density infrastructure |
| Project Type | Greenfield Next-Generation AI Training Matrix & Hyperscale Cloud Node |
City Profile
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| City Name | Temple |
| Population | 35,558 |
| Urban Agglomeration | ~12.9 million (Los Angeles Urban Area) |
| City GDP | Not officially reported at the city level; part of the highly diversified Los Angeles metropolitan economy. |
| Per Capita Income | ~US$42,000–48,000 |
| City Tier | Tier 3 |
| Key Strengths | High quality of life; strong public schools; diverse community; proximity to Los Angeles employment centers; stable residential neighborhoods; access to regional transportation and services. |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Meta Platforms, Inc. |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Temple Economic Development Corporation (Temple EDC) & City of Temple |
| Construction Contractor | JE Dunn Construction Company (Lead EPC General Contractor) |
| MEP Engineering | Meta Global Infrastructure Design & Advanced Mission-Critical Engineering Group |
| Network Connectivity | Multiple physically isolated, subterranean dark fiber pathways providing low-latency transcontinental routing to major regional exchanges |
| Power Infrastructure | Oncor Electric Delivery / Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Grid |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | 1,200 MW gross utility allocation delivered via dedicated on-site high-voltage substations |
| UPS Redundancy | Distributed block-redundant ($N+1$) solid-state UPS configurations integrated with specialized lithium-ion backup systems |
| Cooling System | Next-generation hybrid direct-to-chip liquid cooling arrays and advanced dry-cooler systems designed to support high-density chip architectures exceeding 80 kW per rack without heavy water consumption |
| Connectivity | 6 concrete-hardened, subterranean network entry vaults to guarantee absolute fiber route diversity and pathway survivability |
| PUE Target | $\le 1.15$ design-optimized annualized operating efficiency under continuous, heavy machine learning loads |
| Energy Mix | 100% matched with clean, renewable energy through structured local wind and solar virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) across the Texas grid |
Milestones
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| Announcement | Initial site coordination, zoning approvals, and economic development agreements finalized |
| Construction Start | Ground broken with heavy civil grading and line-side utility trenching commenced |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Projected H1 2028 (Initial technical building shell handover and baseline server hall testing) |
| Full Buildout | Sequential modular expansions and high-density rack staging pacing across the campus layout through 2032 |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | $3.5 Billion USD total projected capital deployment for structural phases and complete mechanical fit-out |
| Funding | Direct corporate capital allocations and corporate technology asset infrastructure financing |