Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is constructing multiple large-scale data centers to support its expanding artificial intelligence initiatives, with the first facility slated to go live next year.
“Our first project, called Prometheus, is set to launch in 2026 in Ohio,” Zuckerberg shared via a post on Threads. “We’re also developing several more titan clusters,” he added, referring to other upcoming data center sites.
Zuckerberg has been channeling significant resources into energy, infrastructure, and talent to maintain Meta’s competitive edge in the rapidly evolving AI landscape, as reported by Bloomberg. In April, the company revealed plans to allocate up to $72 billion in capital expenditures for the year, prioritizing investments in AI development and the data centers required to train and operate its models.
In recent months, Mark Zuckerberg has assembled a team of specialists focused on pursuing superintelligence- the concept that machines could match or surpass human abilities across many tasks. This level of generative AI demands enormous computing power, fueling an industry-wide surge to build massive data centers and secure high-end chips from suppliers like Nvidia Corp.
Zuckerberg described the new facilities as multigigawatt “clusters,” positioning them among the largest data centers globally. Meta’s most ambitious project is underway in Richland Parish, Louisiana, a site Zuckerberg has highlighted as nearly the size of Manhattan.
While typical data centers today operate at capacities in the hundreds of megawatts, leading AI firms and tech giants, including OpenAI and Oracle Corp., are pushing to construct facilities capable of handling multiple gigawatts. According to Carbon Collective, such power levels could sustain nearly 900,000 homes each year, a scale seen as essential for realizing superintelligence.
In his post, Zuckerberg pointed to insights from analyst firm SemiAnalysis, which suggests that Meta could become the first company to operate a “supercluster” exceeding one gigawatt of capacity.
