Meta data center campus in Mesa
Also called: Meta Mesa
Meta opened a large data center in Mesa in early 2025, with five buildings planned, over 2.5 million square feet in all. It cost more than $1 billion. Meta says it supports about 200 jobs.
Where things stand: Opened in January 2025. Two of five planned buildings were online then.
🕒 Latest update (Jan 30, 2025): Meta held the grand opening of the first phase.
What we know
- 📍 WhereSoutheast Mesa (Eastmark area), on the Elliot Road technology corridor., Mesa, Maricopa County
- 🏢 CompanyMeta
- 👤 Built forMeta
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromMeta says it is matched with 450 megawatts of new solar power in Arizona.
- 💵 Cost$1 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised200
❓ Still unanswered
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What happened so far
- Aug 2021Meta announced the Mesa data center.
- Jan 30, 2025Meta held the grand opening of the first phase.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
City planning board approved a smaller EdgeCore data center in Eastmark: two buildings (1.2 million square feet, down from 2.1 million). Generator tests only 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. It still needs a city council vote.
📜 Data center rules
City council unanimously passed data center zoning rules, in effect Aug. 8, 2025. Data centers need council approval, may only go in industrial zones, must be 400 feet from homes and no taller than 60 feet, and must do an early review of power and water use.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Meta Opens First Phase of Mesa Data Center · In Business Magazine · Jan 30, 2025
- Meta's Mesa, Arizona data center comes online · DatacenterDynamics · 2025
- Meta expanding Mesa, Arizona data center campus with three new buildings · DatacenterDynamics · 2024
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