Meta AI data center (Temple)
Also called: Polmer LLC, Meta Temple
Meta opened a $1.2 billion AI data center on Industrial Boulevard in Temple in July 2026. It has two buildings with more than 760,000 square feet and about 100 workers. Meta says it uses very little water and matches its power use with clean energy, and will publish its water use in a fall report.
Where things stand: Opened in July 2026 after construction restarted with a new design in 2023.
🕒 Latest update (July 22, 2026): Meta opened the data center.
What we know
- 📍 WhereSoutheast corner of Industrial Boulevard and Loop 363, Temple Industrial Park, Temple, Bell County
- 🏢 CompanyPolmer LLC
- 🏛️ Owned byMeta Platforms
- 👤 Built forMeta
- 🌳 Size399 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromGrid power; Meta says all use is matched with clean and renewable energy contracts.
- 💧 WaterCity of Temple
- ❄️ CoolingWater-efficient design; Meta says nearly no water is used through the year
- 💵 Cost$1.2 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksBell County and the City of Temple approved tax break deals in 2022. A resident group says the city's break is 75%.
- 👷 Jobs promised100
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How much water does the Temple data center withdraw each year? (Meta says it will publish this in fall 2026.) 🙋 I'll find out
- Is a third building planned? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Jan 2022Bell County and Temple approved tax break deals with Polmer LLC (a Meta company) for an $800 million data center on 399 acres.
- 2023Construction restarted with a new AI-focused design.
- July 22, 2026Meta opened the data center.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Rowan Digital Infrastructure asked Temple to approve the 'Lasso' building, the last of six data centers on its Temple campus, on a new site after Rowan gave land to the city for a landfill expansion. The Planning and Zoning Commission heard it on August 17, 2026, with City Council to follow in September. The city is also weighing a tax break, annexation and new rules with a 200-foot buffer between data centers and homes.
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Where this comes from
- Meta goes live in Temple with $1.2 billion AI data center · KWTX · July 22, 2026
- Meta's Temple data center goes live amid community concerns over water use and expansion · KXXV · July 23, 2026
- Facebook (Meta) Advances $800m+, 399-Acre Temple, Texas Data Center · Dgtl Infra · Jan 4, 2022
- Temple council talks data center tax breaks and regulations amid resident transparency concerns · KXXV · Sept 4, 2026
- Texas data centers map and list · Cleanview (tracker) · Oct 2026
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