Meta Project Seafox
El Paso, El Paso County, TX
Source: Primary source
Meta Project Seafox is a proposed data center in El Paso County, TX, operated by Meta Platforms, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 1,000 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkPurpose: AI. The 25.9 million sq ft figure from the state filing appears to represent the full multi-phase campus footprint including all supporting structures, while the 1.2 million sq ft is the initial phase of data center floor space. Announced investment: $10.0B. 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 Project Seafox
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- Meta reps meet with El Paso data center critics, city leaders as proposal asks more investments of tech giantEl Paso Matters· Jun 19, 2026
- Stanley Jobe's firm outbids EP Electric for 592 acres of city landEl Paso Times· Jun 15, 2026
- Meta data center expected to become city of El Paso’s largest property taxpayerMSN· Jun 12, 2026
- Meta touts $10B El Paso data center, water and grid pledges as council weighs incentivesKFOX· Jun 9, 2026
- City of El Paso’s Meta data center incentive agreement to remain in placeEl Paso Matters· Jun 9, 2026
- El Paso officials say city can’t cancel Meta data center dealEl Paso Matters· Jun 3, 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, Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory in El Paso, is 2.3 mi from this site (201 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.