META said Wednesday it will build a $10 billion data center in Indiana to power its artificial intelligence work. The facility aims for about 1 gigawatt of electrical capacity and could open by 2027-28.
META also pledged $600 billion for U.S. infrastructure and jobs over three years, keeping new capacity on American soil. The move aligns with the White House push for domestic manufacturing and investment.
By contrast, Amazon and Microsoft announced plans in December to invest about $53 billion building data centers in India. Their projects will expand footprints in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Pune, with Amazon at $17.5 billion and Microsoft at $35 billion.
The Indiana site’s energy use equals that of roughly 800,000 homes and will require major grid upgrades. Power-grid companies stand to benefit and could draw investor attention as a result.
Rachel Peterson, META’s vice president for data centers, told Reuters the facility could be operational by 2027-28, and that the company is moving quickly. “We’re going to be pushing a lot of capacity through construction very quickly at this site,” she said, and Meta has signed contracts with power suppliers while activists warn of local power strains and environmental impacts.
