
"The Lone Star State is quickly emerging as a datacenter mecca, thanks in part to an abundant supply of natural gas necessary to power the multi-gigawatt-scale facilities. This week, Meta announced its 29th datacenter project, which will be built in El Paso, Texas, and eventually scale to a gigawatt of compute capacity by 2028. Power for the facility will be supplied by El Paso Electric, which sources power predominantly from natural gas, nuclear, and solar."
"To say AI is the new oil isn't just a metaphor. In this case, the two companies plan to power the facility using onsite generators fueled by natural gas pulled straight from the source. They argue that, by building the facility in close proximity to these resources, they can cut costs and speed up development. Much like Meta's El Paso datacenter, Poolside's will be built in phases, with CoreWeave set to be the anchor customer for the first 250 megawatts of capacity beginning in 2027."
Texas is becoming a center for multi-gigawatt AI datacenters due to abundant natural gas and available land. Meta plans an El Paso datacenter scaling to one gigawatt by 2028, supplied by El Paso Electric’s natural gas, nuclear, and solar mix and paired with renewable matching, with an initial investment near $1.5 billion and phased construction. Nvidia-backed Poolside and CoreWeave plan a two-gigawatt bit barn on West Texas oil fields using onsite natural-gas generators, with CoreWeave as anchor for the first 250 megawatts starting in 2027, modular construction, and an estimated $16 billion cost excluding compute hardware.
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