Meta El Paso data center campus
Also called: Project Seafox, Wurldwide LLC
Meta is building a huge AI data center on about 1,000 acres in Northeast El Paso. The plan grew from $800 million to more than $10 billion and 1 gigawatt of power. El Paso Electric wants to build a gas power plant next to it, and some residents worry about water, air and power bills.
Where things stand: Site work began in fall 2025. Meta says the first part should open in 2028. The gas power plant for it still needs state approval.
🕒 Latest update (July 28, 2026): Meta and BlackRock announced a joint venture to own and pay for the campus. Meta will be the only tenant.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 1,000 acres off Stan Roberts Sr. Avenue near U.S. 54 and State Line Road, Northeast El Paso, near the New Mexico line (permit address 6901 Stan Roberts Sr. Ave.), El Paso, El Paso County
- 🏢 CompanyWurldwide LLC (Meta affiliate)
- 🏛️ Owned byMeta Platforms; BlackRock-managed funds joined as financing partner in July 2026
- 👤 Built forMeta
- 🌳 Size1,000 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs1,000 megawatts (about as much as 800,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromEl Paso Electric. The utility wants to build a 366-megawatt gas plant (McCloud) on 31 acres next to the site, with hundreds of small gas generators. It would serve only Meta for the first 5 years. Meta says it will add clean energy to match its use.
- 🗼 New power linesYes
- 💧 WaterEl Paso Water (city water utility) · 750,000 gallons a day
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop liquid cooling (Meta says it uses no water for most of the year)
- 💵 Cost$10 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksCity deal from December 2023: up to 80% off city property taxes, plus about $12.5 million for roads. Reports differ on how many years (15, 25 or 35). City Council voted 5-3 on June 9, 2026 not to try to end the deal.
- 👷 Jobs promised300
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Has the state utility commission (PUC) approved the McCloud gas plant, and who will pay for it after 5 years? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many years does the city tax break last? Reports say 15, 25 or 35 years. 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will the campus actually use each day once it runs? 🙋 I'll find out
- Did El Paso County also give a tax break, and how much? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Dec 2023El Paso City Council approved a tax break deal for a then-unnamed company planning an $800 million data center.
- Oct 2025Meta announced a $1.5 billion data center in Northeast El Paso. Site work began.
- Dec 2025El Paso Electric asked the state utility commission (PUC) to approve the 366-megawatt McCloud gas plant for the site.
- Jan 27, 2026City building permit filed for the site, valued at about $289 million.
- March 26, 2026Meta raised its plan to more than $10 billion and 1 gigawatt, online starting 2028.
- June 9, 2026City Council voted 5-3 to keep the Meta tax break deal after nearly 200 public comments.
- July 28, 2026Meta and BlackRock announced a joint venture to own and pay for the campus. Meta will be the only tenant.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
El Paso City Council unanimously approved its first Data Center Policy Framework. Future very large (hyperscale) data centers will need a special permit with a public hearing and a City Council vote. The city will not give local tax breaks to new hyperscale data centers and will ask for community benefit deals instead. It does not apply to the Meta data center already being built in Northeast El Paso.
🤝 Agreement with the company
After nearly 200 public comments, El Paso City Council voted 5-3 against starting talks to end the city's 2023 incentive deal with Meta for its data center in Northeast El Paso. The mayor said ending a binding contract would put taxpayers at risk.
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Where this comes from
- Meta Announces New Strategic Venture with BlackRock to Develop Data Center in El Paso · Meta · July 28, 2026
- Big things are happening, El Paso! · Meta · March 26, 2026
- Meta to build $1.5 billion data center in Northeast El Paso · Texas Standard · Oct 2025
- El Paso's plan to build natural gas power plant for massive data center kicks up opposition · Texas Tribune · Jan 26, 2026
- El Paso city council votes to keep Meta data center incentive agreement · KFOX14 · June 9, 2026
- Meta touts $10B El Paso data center, water and grid pledges as council weighs incentives · KFOX14 · June 9, 2026
- Meta's mega data hub muscles onto Stan Roberts Avenue · Hoodline · Jan 2026
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