- Reports from August 2025 detail how major tech companies (Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon) are driving massive investments in data centers and AI infrastructure.
- Meta plans to fund a data center in El Paso as bond investors demand higher yields for AI infrastructure.
- A data center is being built in El Paso, and the project is facing demands for state-level policy action regarding shared industry risks.
A data center project involving Meta in El Paso is facing public scrutiny regarding its high demands for power and water services under Texas regulation.
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What happened
A data center project involving Meta in El Paso is facing public scrutiny regarding its high demands for power and water services under Texas regulation.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Meta's El Paso data center project specifies El Paso Electric as the largest customer and McCloud as the gas facility.1 source
- Meta plans a data center in El Paso and requires water from the city's drinking system.Sub-event
Meta's data center in El Paso draws scrutiny over power and water usage.1 source
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The entities involved
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El Paso
city in and county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States
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Meta
American technology company
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Texas
state of the United States of America
Related events
- Texas regulators, including Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton, ordered a pause on data center permits and began investigating water usage.
- Data centers are facing scrutiny in Texas regarding their massive water consumption, while the state also permits oil and gas operations that pollute groundwater.
- New Era supports oversight of data center development in Texas.
- The Texas Attorney General's office is investigating data centers regarding water usage, coinciding with Talarico criticizing Paxton's policy reversal.
- Governor Greg Abbott proposes data center regulation to address ERCOT grid strain caused by AI data centers in Texas.