Eagle Mountain, UT · Utah County · 40.314°N 111.970°W
Meta Eagle Mountain Data Center Campus
Meta
Key facts
- Location
- Eagle Mountain, UT, Utah County
- Capacity
- —
- Powered by
- grid (Rocky Mountain Power) + renewable PPAs
- Announced
- 2018
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Land
- 500 acres
- Jobs
- 1,200 construction · 300 permanent
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Solar · Utility: Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp)
- Cooling
- Hybrid
100% renewable match via Rocky Mountain Power's Schedule 34 green tariff, backed by dedicated solar PPAs — including the 525 MWac Faraday Solar project (Utah's largest, online Oct 2025), Appaloosa Solar (120 MW), and Graphite Solar (104 MW). Meta says its Utah projects add 1,719 MW of new renewables; buildings are LEED Gold.
Air-side economizer with evaporative assist and multi-pass water reuse. The campus consumed ~35.1 million gallons in 2024 (city data reported by Grist), more than double 2021. A 2018 confidentiality agreement kept monthly water use private and obliged the city to alert Meta to records requests, drawing transparency criticism. Meta pledges 200% water restoration by 2030 (e.g., a $200K Hobble Creek flow-restoration grant).
Public subsidies
- Local property-tax abatement — 100% personal-property + 80% real-property relief for 40 years (Eagle Mountain / Utah County / Alpine School District); one analysis projected up to ~$750M in potential value across all phasesEagle Mountain / Utah County, UT · 2018
- Utah data-center sales-tax exemptionUtah · 2018
Community sentiment
The city strongly supports the campus (it anchors the general fund; Meta reports $1.5B+ in cumulative Utah data-center investment and $4.1M+ in local school and nonprofit grants since 2019), but arid-Utah water use is contested — state lawmakers passed a 2026 data-center water-reporting law (HB76) partly in response, and the 2018 confidentiality agreement over water data drew criticism.
Can you build data centers in a desert without draining the water supply? — GristStatus history
- Operational
First building operational; campus expanded to 7 buildings totaling 4.5 million sq ft
Can Utah become a data center hub without draining its water supply? — Great Salt Lake Collaborative / Salt Lake Tribune
Location
Sources & data provenance
Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
Last updated:
- BaxtelRetrieved:
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- Daily Herald (Utah)Retrieved:
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