Meta announced a major expansion of its Eagle Mountain Data Center campus, according to a September 19 report. The expansion is expected to increase the company's investment in Utah to more than $3 billion and will support over 1,200 construction workers at the peak of the project.
The expansion includes the construction of three new data center buildings, an administration building, and a warehouse located south of the existing campus. These new facilities are designed to add more than 1.7 gigawatts of computing power and will support a 600 megawatt-hour battery storage system. Meta stated the site is intended to be supported by 100 percent renewable energy from local Utah solar projects.
To address public concerns regarding water usage in the desert state, Meta said the new buildings will use closed-loop liquid cooling systems with dry cooling. This setup uses no operational water for cooling, limiting onsite water use to domestic purposes, fire protection, and equipment maintenance. The company projected its continued annual operational water use would be less than one typical golf course in the region. Meta also noted it has invested in area water restoration projects that have returned more than 726 million gallons of water to the local watershed.
The expansion follows a development agreement approved by the city in October 2025, which allowed for expansion onto property immediately south of the existing campus. Eagle Mountain subsequently established Sweetwater Industrial Park No. 4, a 567-acre community reinvestment area for the expansion.
As part of its $1 billion Future is for Everyone Fund, Meta is making several community investments. These include a $450,000 grant for the construction of the Walden Park Astronomy Park, which will feature seven telescopes and STEM education programming. Meta also committed $600,000 to acquire three acres for a future elementary school in partnership with Lake Mountain School District, $1.5 million to the Lake Mountain Education Foundation, and an annual $50,000 contribution to support student learning initiatives.
Meta first broke ground on the original Eagle Mountain campus in 2018, and the site became operational in 2021. The company uses the facility to power infrastructure for services including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
