The recent announcement of a new data facility in Temple, Texas, for social media giant Meta, is further proof that the state is on a data centre roll.
Temple is located midway between Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin, an area comprised of 28 million people all within a 2.5 hour reach.
Construction over the next two years is expected to employ 1,250 workers and create 100 operational jobs after completion.
Concurrent with the Temple announcement, Meta also announced plans for a new data centree in Kansas City, bringing the company’s investment in U.S.
In keeping with Meta’s practice across all its facility operations, the company says the Temple Hyperscale Data Center will be supported by 100 per cent renewable energy.
They are also 80 per cent more water efficient on average than industry standard, with a goal to restore more water than consumed by 2030.
In the case of the Temple Hyperscale Data Center, Meta will receive partial property tax abatement for 10 years from the city and the Temple Economic Development Corp..
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