Meta Platforms Inc. plans to build an $800 million data center campus in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The technology company, which is the parent of social networks such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, selected Turner Construction Co. to build the center, the companies. recently announced
The center is expected to include several buildings totaling about 700,000 square feet. Turner said in a statement that he plans to use prefabricated modular assemblies for the project. Meta says it has arranged for 100% renewable energy to power the site once completed, and plans to seek LEED Gold certification.
Turner expects more than 1,250 construction workers to be on site at peak, according to Dan Harmon, Turner vice president and general manager.
It is planned that the works will end in 2026.
The data center is being built on a 619-acre parcel in the River Ridge Commerce Center, a 6,000-acre office and industrial park being developed on the site of a former U.S. Army ammunition plant. USA The center has spent more than $130 million on infrastructure projects to prepare the site for business.
This would be Meta’s 18th US data center and 22nd overall. Turner was also the general contractor for Meta’s data center project in Altoona, Iowa, according to the technology company.
