Meta Announces Major Investment in AI Data Centers Nationwide

Thu Jul 17 2025 10:43:41 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Meta Announces Major Investment in AI Data Centers Nationwide

The social media giant reveals plans to construct multi-gigawatt AI data centers across the U.S. with significant financial backing.


Mark Zuckerberg outlines ambitious project details, including massive data center sizes and locations, aiming for advancements in artificial intelligence.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has unveiled plans to allocate hundreds of billions of dollars towards the establishment of vast AI data centers across the United States. Founder Mark Zuckerberg disclosed that the first of these facilities, named Prometheus, is set to commence operations in 2026 and will occupy an area almost equal to Manhattan's 59.1 square kilometers (22.8 square miles).

The company is heavily investing in what it describes as "superintelligence," a technology with the potential to surpass human cognitive capabilities. Despite its origins in online advertising, which contributed to over $160 billion in revenue in 2024, Meta is shifting focus towards AI infrastructure.

In a recent post on Threads, Zuckerberg elaborated on the initiative, stating that Meta will develop multiple multi-gigawatt data clusters. One specifically named Hyperion is projected to reach five gigawatts capacity in the coming years. “We are building multiple more titan clusters as well,” he noted, emphasizing the expansive nature of the project.

Prometheus is slated for New Albany, Ohio, while Hyperion is to be constructed in Louisiana, targeting operational readiness by 2030. Zuckerberg expressed confidence in Meta's substantial investment, identifying these AI centers with names that reflect their monumental scale and significance.

Analysts like Karl Freund from Cambrian AI Research remarked on Zuckerberg's aggressive strategy to lead in the AI domain through significant spending. "Clearly, Zuckerberg intends to spend his way to the top of the AI heap," Freund stated, highlighting the access talented hires will have to cutting-edge AI technology.

Following this announcement, Meta's shares saw a 1% uptick as reported by Reuters, marking over a 20% increase for the year. Currently, the global landscape consists of around 10,000 data centers for cloud computing, predominantly located in the United States, followed by nations like the UK and Germany. However, AI-centric data centers are noted for their high energy and water usage—one study predicting these centers could consume 1.7 trillion gallons of water by 2027, with single AI queries potentially using as much water as a small store-bought bottle.

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