The guiding force behind a proposed massive hyperscale data center set to go up on the northeast side of El Paso has been publicly identified as the company Meta Platforms Incorporated.
While that company may not be readily familiar by many, the company it owns is Facebook.
Earlier media reports revealed plans for the construction of a facility on around 1,000 acres located off Stan Roberts Sr. Avenue, not far from U.S Route 54.
A corporation based in Delaware called Wurldwide, serving as the front for Meta Platforms, had earlier expressed an interest in spending upwards of $800 million to buy the land, with the El Paso City Council subsequently giving its approval to an ordinance allowing for the sale of the property in question.
According to the El Paso Times, the company had put down a deposit of nearly $337,000 to acquire a temporary right of entry to the property in question.
Members of the El Paso City Council and El Paso Commissioner’s Court have now approved up to $110 million in incentives to secure construction of the new center. It was during those proceedings that Meta Platforms was revealed as the company interested in building at the site.
Despite the incentives vote, Meta Platforms has still not finally decided to build in El Paso and is thought to be looking at several other cities to build in.
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, announced the company would be called Meta Platforms in the fall of 2021.
By Garry Boulard
