Meta Data Center
Temple, Bell County, TX
Source: Primary source
Meta Data Center is a under construction data center in Bell County, TX, operated by Meta Platforms, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 152 MW of reported power capacity and a 900,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkAnnounced investment: $0.80. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMeta Platforms, Inc.
- Files asMeta Platforms, Inc.
- This facilityMeta Data Center
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- As 'datacenter' becomes a 'bad word' in US, teachers in a Louisiana school district to get bonuses that aThe Times of India· Jun 19, 2026
- Residents threaten injunction over Temple data center projectsTemple Daily Telegram· Jun 18, 2026
- Meta Reportedly Locks Down A New Data Center Deal With CrusoeMenafn· Jun 18, 2026
- Boone County enacts data center moratoriumHerald Bulletin· Jun 15, 2026
- Another data center near Meta Temple campus brings $80 million investment, 12 jobsTemple Daily Telegram· Jun 12, 2026
- Reliance partners with Meta for 168 MW AI-enabled data centre in GujaratPublic TV· Jun 10, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77These tax breaks are recorded to Meta Platforms, Inc. (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
Texas reported $16.1M in Property used in certain large data center projects; temporary exemption (Texas Tax Code § 151.3595) for FY2025 (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Kennedy-Powell El in Temple, is 1.2 mi from this site (441 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.