Overview
Second Meta data center in Indiana. Peak construction required 4,000+ skilled trade workers. Meta committed to water positive operations by 2030, restoring 100% of water consumed to local watersheds. Initial water restoration project will return millions of gallons annually to Upper Wabash River Basin over ten years.
Key Points
- •Location: Lebanon, Indiana
- •Investment in public water and wastewater infrastructure: $75M+
- •Investment in public road improvements: $45M+
- •Annual donation to Boone County Community Trust: $1M/year for 20 years for energy cost assistance
- •Supports hundreds to thousands of skilled trade jobs during construction and hundreds of ongoing operational jobs
- •Data Center Community Action Grants program launching fall 2026
- •Partnership with Boone County Career Collaborative for workforce development
- •Water efficient closed-loop liquid cooling system using zero water for majority of year
- •Landscaping with native vegetation and rainwater capture/infiltration on site
- •100% clean and renewable energy matching commitment
Apr 2026
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