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Gallatin, TN · Sumner County County · 36.388°N 86.437°W

Meta Gallatin Data Center Campus

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Key facts

Location
Gallatin, TN, Sumner County County
Capacity
300 MW
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Announced
2022
Last updated

Civic impact

Economics

Land
900 acres
Jobs
1,100 construction

Energy & water

Energy source
Mixed · Utility: TVA
Cooling
Air-cooled

Third-party solar arrangement with TVA to match approximately 300 MW consumption; multiple PPAs including solar deals through TVA

Direct air cooling (outside air + fan technology), no conventional AC units; "use 80% less water than a typical data center" (w.media). Goal of being water-positive by 2030. No site-specific MGD figure published.

Public subsidies

  • Woolhawk LLC (Meta subsidiary) PILOT via the Gallatin Industrial Development Board — 20-year term plus construction; payments from $1M/yr (building 1) declining to $550K/yr (building 6), through an IDB land-leaseback mechanism
    City of Gallatin / Sumner County, TN
    Why is Gallatin giving Woolhawk a tax break?
  • Tennessee data-center sales/use-tax exemption (statutory; qualified facilities ≥$100M investment and ≥15 jobs at 150% of state avg wage) — Meta eligible; site-specific value not publicly disclosed
    State of Tennessee

Community sentiment

Supported

Construction peaked at an average of ~1,100 skilled-trade workers on site, and the facility supports "over 100 operational jobs" (a floor) — per the Tennessee Municipal League (Nov 2024). Meta has contributed more than $1M to local nonprofits, the county school system, Volunteer State Community College, and the chamber, plus a $250K grant to the Gallatin Shalom Zone; planted 30 acres of native pollinator habitat and partnered with the Tennessee Environmental Council on school pollinator gardens. LEED Gold; 100% renewable-matched. No public opposition found. Investment "will exceed $1.5 billion once fully built out" (forward-looking; not yet realized).

Meta data center begins operations in Gallatin

Status history

  1. Proposed

    Meta announces Gallatin campus expansion

  2. Operational

    Campus officially launched November 2024 with six facilities on 900 acres

  3. Operational

    Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission grants permission for 135,000 sq ft tent-based GPU cluster facility; Meta building multi-billion-dollar GPU clusters in rapid deployment structures to accelerate AI capacity

    Meta brings data centers in tents to Gallatin, Tennessee

Location

Sources & data provenance

Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.

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