AI Development
Meta and BlackRock announce $14 billion AI data center in El Paso
Editorial Analysis
Meta and BlackRock formed a joint venture to develop an approximately $14 billion AI data center campus in El Paso, Texas, spanning about 1,000 acres and targeting 1 GW capacity with expected operations around 2028. The project underscores the accelerating scale of physical infrastructure investment required to support frontier AI training and inference.
At a Glance
Date
July 28, 2026
Importance
Medium
3/5
Category
Infrastructure
Axis of Change
Compute Scale
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