Meta has committed to spending over $1 billion to build a data center in Wisconsin, USA
Meta, owned by Mark Zuckerberg, has committed to spending over $1 billion to build a data center in Wisconsin, USA. Meta stated in a release on Wednesday that the project is expected to be operational by 2027 and will provide approximately 100 full-time jobs
Meta Platforms is investing over $1 billion to build a data center in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, to support artificial intelligence computing, marking the company's latest investment in critical infrastructure amid the rapidly advancing AI race.
The 700,000-square-foot data center will be located in Beaver Dam, which is situated north of Madison and Milwaukee. Meta stated in a release on Wednesday that the project is expected to be operational by 2027 and will provide approximately 100 full-time jobs.
Meta announced it will collaborate with local utility company Alliant Energy and invest $200 million in energy infrastructure to support the data center, including construction for transmission lines and network upgrades.
Media reports earlier this April indicated that Meta planned to build a data center in Wisconsin.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to make significant investments in AI infrastructure and has repeatedly emphasized to investors that he believes "it's better to spend more on AI than to spend less."
Zuckerberg and other executives stated that the company plans to invest $600 billion in the U.S. by 2028, with most of the funds allocated for chips, data centers, and other hardware. Currently, Meta is constructing gigawatt-scale data centers in several states, including Ohio, Texas, and Louisiana.
Meta executives described this strategy as front-loading computing capacity to prepare for the company's goal of achieving "superintelligence"—enabling AI to reach or exceed human levels in many tasks
