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Facebook Plans $750M Data Center in Utah
Facebook plans to begin construction of a $750-million data center at the Sweetwater Industrial Park in Eagle Mountain, UT, located between Salt Lake City and Provo. Construction on the 970,000-square-foot facility will begin this month, and it is expected to come online in 2020.
“After a thorough search, we selected Eagle Mountain for a number of reasons—it provides good access to renewable energy, a strong talent pool, and a great set of partners,” said Facebook’s Rachel Peterson, VP of Data Center Strategy.
Facebook’s investment features more than $100 million in infrastructure, including a new electrical substation that will bring 1000 megawatts of new power delivery capacity to the region. The data center sits on a 490-acre site, and will be powered by 100%, net-new renewable energy. Facebook will purchase its own water rights and construct the required water infrastructure. The data center facility is designed to be highly water-efficient and will reuse water multiple times.
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