Meta Fort Worth Data Center

Operating · Meta · TX

Meta operates the Fort Worth Data Center, a five-building campus on 170 acres with 2.5 million square feet completed in 2023, supporting Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp workloads. The first phase came online in spring 2017; the campus reports approximately 52 MW utility-service capacity and 24 MW backup-generator capacity. Total project cost reached $1.5 billion.

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Overview

Status: Operating
Operating; the first phase was operational in 2017 and the full campus was completed in 2023.
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Campus size: 2,500,000 sq ft
5 reported buildings · Parent campus
Project cost: $1.5B
Estimated construction cost in the cited project filing.

Meta Fort Worth Data Center

Operating · Meta · TX

Meta operates the Fort Worth Data Center, a five-building campus on 170 acres with 2.5 million square feet completed in 2023, supporting Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp workloads. The first phase came online in spring 2017; the campus reports approximately 52 MW utility-service capacity and 24 MW backup-generator capacity. Total project cost reached $1.5 billion.

Website Open in grid

Overview

Status: Operating
Operating; the first phase was operational in 2017 and the full campus was completed in 2023.
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Campus size: 2,500,000 sq ft
5 reported buildings · Parent campus
Project cost: $1.5B
Estimated construction cost in the cited project filing.

Opened

Jan 1, 2017

Initial phase

Compute profile

Hyperscale

Facebook · Instagram

Profile

Project scope: Meta's Fort Worth campus was announced and groundbroken on July 7, 2015, initially planned as up to three 250,000-square-foot data centers. Meta later expanded the plan to five buildings after acquiring additional land.
Power and grid: No exact-site power capacity has been disclosed. Reported utility context: Oncor Electric Delivery; AllianceTexas infrastructure is also identified as being served by Brazos Electric.
Compute role: Operating Meta infrastructure: the Fort Worth Data Center became operational in 2017 and supports Meta’s global platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The campus comprises multiple data-center buildings delivered in phases, with critical capacity operated for Meta rather than as a public colocation facility.
Cooling and environment: Advanced cooling technology described by Meta as significantly more water efficient than the industry standard. Water-reuse/recirculation system that reuses water numerous times before wastewater discharge. The facility reported 311 megaliters of water withdrawal in 2024, equivalent to approximately 82.16 million U.S. gallons for the year.
Local reporting: Official announcement of the 2015 groundbreaking for Facebook’s Fort Worth data center and its projected investment and employment.

Organizations

Material, source-backed organizations directly involved with this facility or its parent campus. Duplicate legal names and incidental community mentions are excluded.

OrganizationRoleScope

MetaOperatorExact Asset

DPR ConstructionDeveloper · ContractorCampus

Fortis Construction, through DPR Fortis Mission CriticalContractorCampus

AlfaTechDesign FirmCampus

Sheehan Nagle Hartray ArchitectsDesign FirmCampus

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Jul 7, 2015
Jul 7, 2015
Governor Abbott Breaks Ground On New Facebook Data CenterOffice of t...
Official announcement of the 2015 groundbreaking for Facebook’s Fort Worth data center and its projected investment and employment.
Jul 7, 2015
Jul 7, 2015
Initial phase announced
The July 7, 2015 announcement described up to three 250,000-square-foot data centers, with construction of the first phase expected to finish in June 2016. The first phase opened in spring 2017.
Jul 7, 2015
Jul 7, 2015
Initial phase construction started
The July 7, 2015 announcement described up to three 250,000-square-foot data centers, with construction of the first phase expected to finish in June 2016. The first phase opened in spring 2017.
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1. Jun 1, 2016
  Jun 1, 2016
  Initial phase construction completion scheduled
  The July 7, 2015 announcement described up to three 250,000-square-foot data centers, with construction of the first phase expected to finish in June 2016. The first phase opened in spring 2017.
2. Nov 14, 2016
  Nov 14, 2016
  Five-building campus expansion announced
Dec 10, 2020
Dec 10, 2020
Final phase / cold-storage addition construction started
The final phase was a $200 million cold-storage addition. DatacenterDynamics reported that it was expected to come online in 2022; DPR separately reports the full campus as completed in 2023.
2022
2022
Final phase / cold-storage addition expected online
The final phase was a $200 million cold-storage addition. DatacenterDynamics reported that it was expected to come online in 2022; DPR separately reports the full campus as completed in 2023.
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
As Fort Worth prepares to hold ‘robust’ discussions on growing data centers, residents rally togetherFort Worth ...
Local reporting identifies Meta Fort Worth Data Center as an operating facility and distinguishes it from proposed facilities elsewhere in Fort Worth.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

fortworthtexas.govData Centers – Welcome to the City of Fort WorthGovernment filing

fortworthtexas.govSourceGovernment filing

Office of the Texas GovernorGovernor Abbott Breaks Ground On New Facebook Data Center | Office of the Texas Governor | Greg AbbottGovernment filing

In 2016-2017, Meta expanded the original plan from three buildings to five after acquiring additional land. The expanded campus was planned at approximately 2.5 million square feet.

Nov 15, 2016

Facebook planning to triple size of TX data center complexConstructio...

Trade coverage of the Fort Worth Facebook complex’s expansion, city incentives, employment expectations, and renewable-energy arrangements.

Jan 1, 2017

Initial phase entered operation

The July 7, 2015 announcement described up to three 250,000-square-foot data centers, with construction of the first phase expected to finish in June 2016. The first phase opened in spring 2017.

Dec 10, 2020

Final phase / cold-storage addition announced

The final phase was a $200 million cold-storage addition. DatacenterDynamics reported that it was expected to come online in 2022; DPR separately reports the full campus as completed in 2023.