Meta's Louisiana AI Data Center Expansion Tops $50 Billion, Adds 7,500 Jobs
Meta said the expanded campus will support 1,000 jobs and more than $1.6 billion in local contracts as it builds AI computing capacity.
- On Monday, Meta announced it will expand its Hyperion data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to a 5GW facility costing over $50 billion, making it the company's largest data center project.
- Previously, the project was planned as a 2GW facility costing $27 billion through a joint venture with Blue Owl Capital Inc. to manage the buildout and facility operations.
- Since construction began in December 2024, local businesses in Louisiana have received over $1.6 billion in contracts from Meta. The company pledged over $1 billion for infrastructure improvements including roads and water systems.
- Bloomberg reported Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business, potentially selling access to 'raw' computing capacity to outsiders akin to neocloud competitors like CoreWeave Inc.
- Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to spend at least $600 billion on US infrastructure projects over the next few years to achieve his goal of AI superintelligence.
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(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kwon Young-jeon = As Meta decides to increase the scale and investment of its artificial intelligence (AI) data center being built in Louisiana, the local...
Meta expanding plans for its largest data center
Meta will expand its largest data center data located in Louisiana to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity as investment in the project hits over $50 billion, the company announced Monday. The Hyperion data center, located in Richland Parish, La., announced last October, was originally projected to cost over $27 billion as part of Meta’s joint…
Meta to spend an additional $40B to expand colossal Louisiana data center
Meta is substantially expanding its artificial intelligence infrastructure by increasing investment in its massive data center campus in Richland Parish, Bloomberg reports. The company announced it will increase its commitment to $50 billion for the project, an additional $40 billion beyond its previously announced $10 billion investment, expanding the facility to at least 5 gigawatts of computing power. Meta’s total investment in the site is …
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