Meta El Paso Data Center

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General contractors are JE Dunn and Hensel Phelps; suppliers include WiWynn, Faith Technologies and Schneider Electric. Grid area is the Western Interconnection (WECC) via El Paso Electric, explicitly not ERCOT.

Key data: El Paso Electric | Western Interconnection / WECC - NOT ERCOT | El Paso Water | NOT_FOUND - the July 20, 2026 city data center policy framework requiring a special use permit and City Plan Commission approval does not apply to this project

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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Developer: Meta Platforms, Inc. | Owner: Meta Platforms, Inc. (land purchased from the City of El Paso) | Property entity: Wurldwide LLC (entity used in filings) | Permit applicant: Wurldwide LLC | County: El Paso | Research region: Amarillo-Panhandle / Lubbock-South Plains / El Paso-Far West | Tenants/customers: Meta Platforms (self-operated AI and services infrastructure)

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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Key data: Utility: El Paso Electric | Utility region: El Paso Electric service territory | Grid area: Western Interconnection / WECC - NOT ERCOT | Substations: El Paso Electric McCloud Generation Station (366 MW, under PUCT review) | Transmission: El Paso Electric transmission in Northeast El Paso

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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Key data: Water utility: El Paso Water | Water source: El Paso Water municipal supply | Water demand: Tier I service of up to 300,000 gallons per day maximum and about 100,000 gallons per day average | Cooling: Closed-loop liquid cooling, described by Meta as using zero water for cooling for the majority of the year | Wastewater: El Paso Water (utility service; no discharge permit located)

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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Key data: Zoning case: NOT_FOUND - the July 20, 2026 city data center policy framework requiring a special use permit and City Plan Commission approval does not apply to this project | Permit IDs: NOT_FOUND | Jurisdictions: City of El Paso | El Paso County | El Paso Water | El Paso Electric | PUCT (generation CCN) | TCEQ (generation air permit) | Tax incentives: [object Object] | {"agreement_name":"Chapter 380 economic development agreement (City of El Paso) with a parallel county abatement","agreement_number":"NOT_FOUND","approval_date":"2023-12","estimated_value":"80% abatement of city and county property taxes; incentives valued at up to $110 million; the city also provided $12.5 million for road repairs","government_entity":"City of El Paso and El Paso County","investment_commitment":"Initially $1.5 billion, later stated as more than $10 billion","jobs_commitment":"50 full-time employees required under the city agreement","source_url":"https://www.elpasotexas.gov/data-centers","term":"15 years"}

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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The Sembrando Esperanza Coalition organized opposition over water, power and tax abatements

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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The City of El Paso intervened against the Meta-funded McCloud gas plant CCN application

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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Meta provided a $500,000 workforce grant and invested more than $8 million in local infrastructure; the city contributed $12.5 million for road repairs

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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El Paso County Commissioners Court asked Gov. Abbott on Aug 17, 2026 to pause data center development, noting that ERCOT/PUCT interconnection-audit directives may not apply to the region

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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Meta pledges 200% water restoration and LEED Gold certification

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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The Meta-funded 366 MW McCloud Generation Station would add natural gas combustion capacity and requires TCEQ approval

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: US-54

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: El Paso Electric transmission

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: El Paso Water Tier I service

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Status date: 2026-09-05

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City of El Paso approves a Chapter 380 agreement with an 80% city and county property tax abatement for 15 years

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Status date: 2023-12

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Meta (as Wurldwide LLC) purchases roughly 1,000 acres from the City of El Paso for $8.5 million

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Status date: 2023-12-29

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Meta publicly announces the El Paso data center

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Status date: 2025-10-15

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Groundbreaking

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Status date: 2025-10

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El Paso Electric seeks a CCN for the 366 MW McCloud Generation Station (PUCT Docket 59076), funded by Meta

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Status date: 2026-01

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Meta raises the investment to more than $10 billion with 300+ operational jobs and 4,000+ peak construction workers

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Status date: 2026-03-26

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City of El Paso intervenes and files opposing testimony in the McCloud CCN docket

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Status date: 2026-06

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El Paso City Council adopts a data center policy framework requiring special use permits, which does not apply to Meta

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Status date: 2026-07-20

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Meta announced its El Paso data center on October 15, 2025, describing an initial $1.5 billion investment, about 100 operational jobs and 1,800 peak construction workers, with a closed-loop cooling design using zero water for cooling for the majority of the year.

Key data: Meta El Paso announced; $1.5B initial

Claim classification: COMPANY_STATEMENT · Verification: VERIFIED_PRIMARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2025-10-15

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On March 26, 2026 Meta raised the El Paso investment to more than $10 billion, with more than 300 operational jobs, more than 4,000 peak construction workers and a campus scaling toward 1 GW across up to five phases of roughly 800,000 sq ft each.

Key data: >$10 billion; ~1 GW

Claim classification: COMPANY_STATEMENT · Verification: VERIFIED_PRIMARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-03-26

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The City of El Paso's data center page documents a December 2023 Chapter 380 agreement providing an 80% abatement of city and county property taxes for 15 years, incentives valued at up to $110 million, a 50 full-time employee requirement, $12.5 million of city road repair funding, and the Dec 29, 2023 sale of roughly 1,000 acres to the Meta entity for $8.5 million.

Key data: 80% city and county abatement, 15 years; ~$110M value

Claim classification: PRIMARY_RECORD · Verification: VERIFIED_PRIMARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2023-12

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City records and reporting identify Wurldwide LLC as the entity Meta used in its El Paso filings and land purchase.

Key data: Wurldwide LLC

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Status date: 2023-12-29

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El Paso Water provides Tier I service of up to 300,000 gallons per day maximum and about 100,000 gallons per day average, with Meta pledging 200% water restoration and LEED Gold certification.

Key data: Tier I: 300,000 GPD max / 100,000 GPD avg

Claim classification: PRIMARY_RECORD · Verification: VERIFIED_PRIMARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026

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El Paso City Council adopted a data center policy framework on July 20, 2026 requiring a special use permit and City Plan Commission approval for new data centers, which does not apply to the Meta project; El Paso Water's CEO said another data center appeared to be coming up in the Fabens area.

Key data: Special use permit framework; Meta exempt

Claim classification: REPORTED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED_SECONDARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-07-20

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A directory profile places the Meta El Paso campus in Northeast El Paso, ZIP 79934, on the north side of Stan Roberts Sr. Avenue west of US-54.

Key data: Stan Roberts Sr. Ave west of US-54, 79934

Claim classification: REPORTED_FACT · Verification: UNVERIFIED_TERTIARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-09-05

Limitation: Tier-3 directory; no parcel ID or coordinates

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Meta's March 2026 update raised the operational workforce to more than 300 and the peak construction workforce to more than 4,000, up from about 100 and 1,800 respectively at announcement.

Key data: >300 operational; >4,000 peak construction

Claim classification: COMPANY_STATEMENT · Verification: VERIFIED_PRIMARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-03-26

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City materials note Meta's $500,000 workforce grant and more than $8 million of local infrastructure investment alongside the $12.5 million the city committed for road repairs; the Sembrando Esperanza Coalition has organized opposition.

Key data: $500K workforce grant; $12.5M city road funding

Claim classification: PRIMARY_RECORD · Verification: VERIFIED_PRIMARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026

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