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Meta's Utah Data Center Expansion and Community Investments

By Tech Desk · 2026-09-15 · Updated 2026-09-15 10:48 UTC
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Meta is expanding its Eagle Mountain facility with a multi-billion dollar investment that includes significant spending on local schools, housing, and water conservation. The latest details confirm the new buildings will employ closed-loop liquid cooling systems with dry cooling to manage energy efficiency.

  • According to the GN auto tech/cloud report, the new structures will utilize closed-loop liquid cooling with dry cooling technology, a detail previously omitted from the summary.

    Source: Data Center Dynamics

  • Meta is expanding its Eagle Mountain facility with a multi-billion dollar investment that includes significant spending on local schools, housing, and water conservation.

    Source: Construction Review
Based on reporting by Construction Review and Data Center Dynamics, compiled by the Tradingbird desk.

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