Meta Montgomery data center
Meta is building an AI data center campus off I-65 in Montgomery, across from the Hyundai plant. In 2025 it added two more buildings, bringing the total investment to over $1.5 billion.
Where things stand: Under construction; first building expected online around the end of 2026. Two more buildings added in 2025.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 24, 2025): Meta said it would add two buildings, raising the campus to nearly 1.3 million square feet and more than $1.5 billion.
What we know
- 📍 WhereOff Interstate 65, across from the Hyundai assembly plant, Montgomery, Montgomery County
- 🏢 CompanyMeta
- 🏛️ Owned byMeta Platforms
- 👤 Built forMeta
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromAlabama Power; Meta says it matches use with solar, including a planned 80 MW solar farm near Snowdoun
- 💵 Cost$1.5 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised100
❓ Still unanswered
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- How many megawatts will the full campus use? 🙋 I'll find out
- What tax breaks did Meta receive? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- May 2, 2024Meta announced an $800 million data center in Montgomery.
- Sept 24, 2025Meta said it would add two buildings, raising the campus to nearly 1.3 million square feet and more than $1.5 billion.
Local votes and rules
🗳️ Public vote
Stockton-area voters approved zoning for their area, 215 to 161. This starts a 180-day pause on new development while a local committee drafts rules. The vote grew out of fights over a 4,500-acre solar farm that will power Meta's Montgomery data center; the county said the vote has little effect on that solar farm.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Governor Ivey Announces Meta Plans to Build $800 Million, Next-Generation Data Center in Montgomery · Office of the Governor of Alabama · May 2, 2024
- Meta to expand Montgomery data center, upping local investments to $1.5 billion · Alabama Political Reporter · Sept 24, 2025
- Alabama data centers multiply as artificial intelligence fuels growth · WBRC · Feb 18, 2026
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