Partnered with Montgomery Public School System on robotics program
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Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: Meta Store (opens in a new tab).
Montgomery Meta Investment
Montgomery, Montgomery County, ALDeveloper: MetaCensus GEOID 01101
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Meta published content about investing in Montgomery, Alabama. It is being built, since September 23, 2025.
How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
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- Who leads it
- Meta as stated by the source
- Undisclosed in public filings
- Land, Buildings, Power it would draw, Water, Who would use it, Jobs once it runs, Tax each year Reported by others: 227 MW (alreporter.com (opens in a new tab), Meta Data Centers (opens in a new tab)). Their figure, not the record's.
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| Who is building it | Meta | as stated by the source | September 8, 2026 | |
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How much power it needs, also reported: 227 MW, 2025 (alreporter.com (opens in a new tab): Meta invested in a 227 megawatt solar farm in Muscle Shoals, which produces energy for its Huntsville plant, Meta Data Centers (opens in a new tab): New clean and renewable energy projects supported by Meta are adding 227 megawatts in Alabama) .
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- Water use A state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
- Who would use it A lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
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What happened
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Meta data center in Toney area expanding to 2.5 million square feet
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Meta announced in 2025 that its investment in the Montgomery campus increased to more than $1.5 billion
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Silicon Ranch will begin building sometime in 2027 with the solar farm's lifespan expected to be at least 25 years
[7] fox10tv.com, also [24], also [23], also [18]
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Construction planned to begin by end of 2026, taking 12-18 months
15 earlier entries
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Silicon Ranch planning solar farm on 4,500 acres in Baldwin County to power Meta data center
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Meta first announced an $800 million investment to begin construction of the data center in April 2024
[14] alreporter.com, also [3], also [20], also [21], also [8], also [28], also [16], also [19], also [4], also [17], also [22]
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Meta announced plans to invest in two new buildings at its Montgomery Data Center
[14] alreporter.com, also [3], also [20], also [21], also [8], also [28], also [16], also [19], also [4], also [17], also [22]
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Meta has donated to STEM programs at Montgomery Public Schools and launched district wide robotics program
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Meta project began in May 2024
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Montgomery Data Center campus is expanding with two new buildings
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Mass timber provider Binderholz is partnering on the project alongside Hensel Phelps.
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The administrative facility utilizes mass timber construction as a renewable, lower carbon alternative to traditional steel and concrete.
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Hensel Phelps is providing general contractor services for a new administrative facility at Meta's Montgomery, Alabama data center campus.
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Meta will construct additional mass timber buildings at Cheyenne, Wyoming and Montgomery, Alabama data center campuses.
[10] esgdive.com, also [5]
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Meta plans 800 million dollar data center in Montgomery
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The facility will feature mass timber in the construction of its administration building
[27] youtube.com, also [25]
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The facility will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy
[27] youtube.com, also [25]
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The facility will be Meta's 24th global data center
[27] youtube.com, also [25]
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The facility will be Meta's 20th data center in the United States and its second in Alabama after Huntsville, as reported by AI Business
[27] youtube.com, also [25]
The full Montgomery Meta Investment timeline, in order
71 corrections to this record
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What was said
Gov. Kay Ivey signed President Donald Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge to keep electricity costs tied to data centers from being passed on to households
Silicon Ranch spokesperson says cadmium telluride panels can be stowed during storms
Every statement about data centers in Alabama, by speaker
17 more on this page, one per speaker and claim; 19 statements in all
Meta provided community grants and sponsorships supporting multiple projects
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: Meta Store (opens in a new tab).
Meta pays full costs of energy, water, and wastewater the data center uses
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: Meta Store (opens in a new tab).
Joshua Craig from Hazel Green expressed concern about data center expansion reducing farmland
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: rocketcitynow.com (opens in a new tab).
The fund directs money toward teachers, first responders, energy and water infrastructure and community needs in areas where Meta owns and operates data centers
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Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: Yellowhammer News (opens in a new tab).
Meta launched a $1 billion fund to support data center communities including Montgomery
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: Yellowhammer News (opens in a new tab).
Sen. Tommy Tuberville says data centers could bring significant economic benefits, particularly to rural communities
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Montgomery Advertiser (opens in a new tab).
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones called for a temporary pause on additional data center development
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Montgomery Advertiser (opens in a new tab).
Sen. Katie Britt said data centers are 'critical' to maintaining America's technological leadership
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Montgomery Advertiser (opens in a new tab).
Once operational, the Montgomery Data Center will be optimized for AI workloads
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: alreporter.com (opens in a new tab).
Also reported by: Made in Alabama (opens in a new tab) query feed , thebamabuzz.com (opens in a new tab) query feed , Montgomery Advertiser (opens in a new tab) query feed , WAKA 8 (opens in a new tab) query feed , YouTube (opens in a new tab) query feed , WSFA (opens in a new tab) query feed , al.com (opens in a new tab) query feed , Data Center Dynamics (opens in a new tab) query feed , Business Alabama Magazine (opens in a new tab) query feed , The Business Journals (opens in a new tab) query feed .
Montgomery Data Center energy use will be matched with 100 percent clean and renewable energy
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: Meta Data Centers (opens in a new tab).
Also reported by: alreporter.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet , Meta Store (opens in a new tab) primary source .
Said again: September 24, 2025 ( alreporter.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet ), September 1, 2026 ( Meta Store (opens in a new tab) primary source ).
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said investment means good jobs and stronger schools
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Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: WSFA (opens in a new tab).
Meta's broader goal is to reach net zero emissions across its supply chain by 2030.
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: esgdive.com (opens in a new tab).
Also reported by: Data Center Dynamics (opens in a new tab) query feed , Associated Construction Publications (opens in a new tab) news outlet .
Said again: September 12, 2025 ( Associated Construction Publications (opens in a new tab) news outlet ).
Meta data center will be the 20th of its kind in the United States
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Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: YouTube (opens in a new tab).
Meta requires shovel ready sites with infrastructure and deep talent pools for data centers
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Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: YouTube (opens in a new tab).
Meta seeks 100 percent renewable energy access for site selection
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Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: YouTube (opens in a new tab).
Meta data center project requires a tremendous amount of power
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Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: YouTube (opens in a new tab).
The site
Where in Montgomery County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.
- Where
- Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
- How exactly it is located
- County level, the county seat
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
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Comparisons
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Capacity at full buildout
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227 MW Reported
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- 227 MW, alreporter.com: Meta invested in a 227 megawatt solar farm in Muscle Shoals, which produces energy for its Huntsville plant
- 227 MW, Meta Data Centers: New clean and renewable energy projects supported by Meta are adding 227 megawatts in Alabama
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Questions about this project
7 questions answered from the record
How big is Montgomery Meta Investment?
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Not disclosed. No source on file gives its capacity, its acreage or a count of buildings. What the record holds instead is under Disclosed.
Who is building Montgomery Meta Investment?
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Meta is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
Who will use Montgomery Meta Investment?
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Not disclosed. No source on file names a tenant, says whether the site is single or multi tenant, or states what it is for. The record keeps the use as not disclosed until one does; see Who it serves.
How much power and water does Montgomery Meta Investment say it needs?
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Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Montgomery Meta Investment stand today?
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It is being built, since September 23, 2025. The newest entry, reported August 23, 2026: Meta data center in Toney area expanding to 2.5 million square feet [6].
What has Montgomery or Montgomery County decided about it?
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No decision by Montgomery or Montgomery County about data centers is on the record. The Montgomery County page and the Alabama scorecard list every rated row the day a person publishes one.
What is still unknown about Montgomery Meta Investment?
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Not disclosed by any source on file: how much power it needs, how much water it would use, how loud it would be, jobs once it runs, tax it would pay each year, who is constructing it, how much land, buildings, where its power comes from, grid connection, how it is cooled. No missing primary document is listed for this record yet; What the record lacks is where one appears when a person names it.
Sources
Primary documents
- Meta: Our U.S. data center fleet (opens in a new tab), Meta, September 14, 2026
- Investing in Montgomery, Alabama - Meta Store (opens in a new tab), Meta Store, September 1, 2026
- Meta to expand Montgomery data hub, pushing total investment to $1.5 billion (opens in a new tab), Made in Alabama, September 23, 2025
Reporting
- Meta to add two more buildings to Alabama campus in Montgomery (opens in a new tab), Data Center Dynamics, September 23, 2025, trade press
- Meta pilots use of mass timber in data center construction (opens in a new tab), Data Center Dynamics, August 1, 2025, trade press
- North Alabama resident expresses concerns on rural community impacts from data centers - rocketcitynow.com (opens in a new tab), rocketcitynow.com, August 23, 2026, national outlet
- Solar farm approved for north Baldwin County to power Meta data center (opens in a new tab), fox10tv.com, February 5, 2026, local outlet
- Meta to expand data center in Montgomery, increasing total investment to $1.5 billion (opens in a new tab), WAKA 8, September 23, 2025, local outlet
- Baldwin County residents fight proposed solar farm that will power Meta data center (opens in a new tab), mynbc15.com, February 4, 2026, news outlet
- Meta turning to mass timber to build more sustainable data centers (opens in a new tab), esgdive.com, August 5, 2025, news outlet
- Hensel Phelps Builds With Mass Timber at Meta Data Center - Dixie Contractor (opens in a new tab), Associated Construction Publications, September 12, 2025, news outlet
- Montgomery, we’re growing! (opens in a new tab), Meta Data Centers, September 23, 2025, news outlet
- Meta to significantly expand Montgomery data center (opens in a new tab), WSFA, September 23, 2025, local outlet
- Meta to expand Montgomery data center, upping local investments to $1.5 billion (opens in a new tab), alreporter.com, September 24, 2025, local outlet
- Meta launches $1B fund to support data center communities including Montgomery (opens in a new tab), Yellowhammer News, August 11, 2026, local outlet
13 more sources
- Meta data center in Montgomery gets expansion (opens in a new tab), WSFA, September 26, 2025, local outlet
- Meta increasing investment in Montgomery data center to $1.5 billion (opens in a new tab), Business Alabama Magazine, September 23, 2025, local outlet
- New solar plant coming to east Alabama in support of $1.5 billion data center (opens in a new tab), al.com, August 4, 2026, local outlet
- Meta putting another $700 million into Montgomery data center, pushing total to $1.5 billion (opens in a new tab), al.com, September 23, 2025, local outlet
- Meta investing $1.5B to expand data hub in Montgomery (opens in a new tab), thebamabuzz.com, September 23, 2025, news outlet
- Tech supergiant to invest $1.5B into expanded Alabama data center site (opens in a new tab), Montgomery Advertiser, September 24, 2025, local outlet
- Meta to invest $700M more in Alabama - here's where (opens in a new tab), The Business Journals, September 24, 2025, local outlet
- Building Alabama: The data centers Trump and Tuberville are calling for run on Alabama-built solar (opens in a new tab), Yellowhammer News, July 28, 2026, local outlet
- Meta-linked solar fields planned on Stockton tract (opens in a new tab), lagniappemobile.com, February 2, 2026, news outlet
- Meta Building New $800M AI Data Center in Alabama, Second in State (opens in a new tab), AI Business, May 8, 2024, news outlet
- Facebook parent company Meta plans $800M data center in Montgomery - WSFA (opens in a new tab), WSFA, May 2, 2024, local outlet
- Meta plans to build $800M data center in Montgomery (opens in a new tab), YouTube, April 1, 2024, video
- $1.5B boost: Montgomery set to become tech hub (opens in a new tab), YouTube, video
28 sources on file.
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For researchers
- Stage
- Being built
- Tier
- built from one source
- Tags
- Built from one source
- Coordinates
- 32.3675, -86.3
- How the location is known
- Location is the county seat; exact site not disclosed.
- Location source
- County seat (Montgomery), Wikidata, placed at county level
- Coordinate source
- wikidata county seat
- Location last verified
- September 23, 2026
- Published
- September 5, 2026
- Last verified
- September 8, 2026
- Undisclosed in public filings
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