Data center fact sheet · county
El Paso County, Texas
As of . Latest dated change shown: Jul 28, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 1
- 1 under construction
- Planned capacity
- 1 GW
- 1 project publishes a figure; 0 projects publish none
- Moratorium actions
- 0
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta El Paso Data Center El Paso | Under construction | 1 GW | Meta (joint venture with BlackRock-managed funds) |
Pauses and local rules
No moratorium action on record.
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Jul 28, 2026 Meta announces venture with BlackRock (80% BlackRock funds / 20% Meta), ~$14B total cost (Meta El Paso Data Center)[1]
- Jul 8, 2026 State Office of Administrative Hearings begins testimony on El Paso Electric's proposed McCloud Generation Facility (Meta El Paso Data Center)[2]
- Jun 9, 2026 El Paso City Council votes 5-3 against beginning negotiations to end the Meta incentive agreement (Meta El Paso Data Center)[3]
- Mar 26, 2026 Meta raises stated investment to more than $10B (Meta El Paso Data Center)[4]
- Jan 18, 2026 El Paso Electric proposes $473M McCloud gas plant to serve the data center (Meta El Paso Data Center)[5]
- Oct 15, 2025 Meta announces El Paso data center, >$1.5B (Meta El Paso Data Center)[6]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- Meta Investor Relations, “Meta Announces New Strategic Venture with BlackRock to Develop Data Center in El Paso”, Jul 28, 2026. https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2026/Meta-Announces-New-Strategic-Venture-with-BlackRock-to-Develop-Data-Center-in-El-Paso/default.aspx
- CBS4 / KFOX14, “Key hearing begins on El Paso Electric gas plant proposal for Meta data center”, Jul 8, 2026. https://cbs4local.com/news/local/key-hearing-begins-on-el-paso-electric-gas-plant-proposal-for-meta-data-center
- KFOX14, “El Paso city council votes to keep Meta data center incentive agreement”, Jun 9, 2026. https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-city-council-votes-to-keep-meta-data-center-incentive-agreement
- Meta Data Centers, “Big things are happening, El Paso!”, Mar 26, 2026. https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2026/03/big-things-are-happening-el-paso/
- KVIA (El Paso Matters), “El Paso Electric proposes $473 million gas plant to power Meta data center operations”, Jan 18, 2026. https://kvia.com/news/el-paso/2026/01/18/el-paso-electric-proposes-473-million-gas-plant-to-power-meta-data-center-operations/
- Meta Data Centers, “Hello, El Paso!”, Oct 15, 2025. https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2025/10/hello-el-paso/
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: El Paso County, Texas,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/texas/el-paso-county.