# Meta Altoona Data Center

MISO data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/meta-altoona-data-center

Meta's Altoona Data Center is a campus at 100 Share Way in Altoona, Iowa, where construction began in 2013. Meta's seventh expansion, announced in 2021, was expected to bring it past 5 million sq ft by 2025, and more than 400 people work in operations there. The campus represents more than $2.5 billion of investment. MidAmerican Energy serves it. Iowa DNR permits it under the owner name Siculus, Inc. (Title V 18-TV-007R1), with 3,000 kW diesel emergency generators.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: campus
- Location: 100 Share Way, Altoona, IA
- Operator: Meta (campus) — https://datacenters.atmeta.com

## Development

- Construction: Ground broken in 2013; expansions announced in 2019 and twice in 2021, with build-out expected to finish in 2025 at more than 5 million sq ft.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: hyperscale

## Sources

- [We are expanding the Facebook Altoona Data Center - Meta Data Centers](https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2021/05/we-are-expanding-the-facebook-altoona-data-center/)
- [Meta Announces New Expansion to Altoona Campus + New Hardhat in Hand Graduates - Meta Data Centers](https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2021/12/meta-announces-new-expansion-to-altoona-campus-new-hardhat-in-hand-graduates/)
- [https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/altoona-data-center-info-sheet/](https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/altoona-data-center-info-sheet/)
- [U.S. Census street-address geocode](https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress?address=100+Share+Way%2C+Altoona%2C+IA%2C+50009&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&vintage=Current_Current&format=json)
- [Facebook buys more property for its Altoona expansion - Business Record](https://www.businessrecord.com/facebook-buys-more-property-for-its-altoona-expansion/)
- [https://www.iowadnr.gov/media/2908/download?inline=](https://www.iowadnr.gov/media/2908/download?inline=)
- [https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/media/djeczqqs/6988p.pdf](https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/media/djeczqqs/6988p.pdf)

## Data quality

- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.
- Map point: approximate U.S. Census street-address geocode.

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