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Meta Pledges Hundreds of Billions to Build Gigawatt AI Superclusters

Permit applications for up to six million gallons of daily water use have prompted scrutiny of Meta’s rapid-deployment tent facilities

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Overview

  • CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a multi-year commitment of “hundreds of billions” of dollars to scale Meta’s AI computing under its newly formed Superintelligence Labs division.
  • The first data supercluster, Prometheus, is under construction in New Albany, Ohio, with a capacity of 1 gigawatt and an expected online date in 2026.
  • Meta is also advancing Hyperion in Richland Parish, Louisiana, designed to scale up to 5 gigawatts over the coming years.
  • To accelerate rollout, the company is erecting temporary tent-based data centers alongside traditional builds to meet urgent compute demands.
  • Newton County, Georgia officials report permit requests for as much as six million gallons of water per day, sparking regulatory discussions over local resource strain.