HONOR. WYFF NEWS FOUR AT FIVE. FACEBOOK’S PARENT COMPANY, META, IS PUTTING DOWN ROOTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY. HE SAYS META WILL ESTABLISH A NEW DATA CENTER IN AIKEN COUNTY. WE’RE TOLD THE $800 MILLION INVESTMENT WILL SUPPORT 100 NEW JOBS. OFFICIALS SAY THE DATA CENTERS ELECTRICITY USE WILL BE MATCHED WITH 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY. THE AIKEN COUNTY DATA CENTER WILL BE MET AS 22ND OPERATION IN THE UNITED STATES, AND 26TH IN THE WORLD. IT’S EXPECTED TO BE U
Facebook parent company Meta to build $800 million facility in South Carolina, company says
Updated: 5:45 PM EDT Aug 29, 2024
The company once known only as Facebook is making its first mark in South Carolina. Meta announced Thursday it is establishing the company’s first South Carolina operation with a new data center in Aiken County. The $800 million investment will support 100 new operational jobs, the company said in a release.”South Carolina stood out as an outstanding location for our newest data center thanks to its great access to infrastructure and energy, deep pool of talent, and amazing community partners,” Meta Director of Data Center Strategy Kevin Janda said.More news: Upstate man who fatally shot friend while on LSD headed to prison, solicitor saysThe company said its data centers are part of the global infrastructure that powers the company’s technologies and services, including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. Once operational, the 715,000-square-foot data center, located in the Sage Mill Industrial Park in Aiken County, will be optimized for Meta’s artificial intelligence, or AI, workloads.It is expected to be operational in spring 2027. More news: 2 alligator sightings at popular beach ahead of Labor Day weekendThe data center’s electricity use will be matched with 100% renewable energy, and Meta will work with local partners to add new renewable energy sources to the grid, according to the company. Officials said the campus will also achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification once operational.The Aiken County data center will be Meta’s 22nd data center in the U.S. and 26th in the world. Meta will be hiring locally and working with local partners to construct, operate, supply and maintain its data centers, the company said. Though the company did not release how many people would be hired at the facility, they did say job opportunities will be available on the Meta careers page.More news: FBI warn public of scam regarding debt for road tolls
The company once known only as Facebook is making its first mark in South Carolina.
Meta announced Thursday it is establishing the company’s first South Carolina operation with a new data center in Aiken County. The $800 million investment will support 100 new operational jobs, the company said in a release.
“South Carolina stood out as an outstanding location for our newest data center thanks to its great access to infrastructure and energy, deep pool of talent, and amazing community partners,” Meta Director of Data Center Strategy Kevin Janda said.
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The company said its data centers are part of the global infrastructure that powers the company’s technologies and services, including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Once operational, the 715,000-square-foot data center, located in the Sage Mill Industrial Park in Aiken County, will be optimized for Meta’s artificial intelligence, or AI, workloads.
It is expected to be operational in spring 2027.
More news: 2 alligator sightings at popular beach ahead of Labor Day weekend
The data center’s electricity use will be matched with 100% renewable energy, and Meta will work with local partners to add new renewable energy sources to the grid, according to the company. Officials said the campus will also achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification once operational.
The Aiken County data center will be Meta’s 22nd data center in the U.S. and 26th in the world.
Meta will be hiring locally and working with local partners to construct, operate, supply and maintain its data centers, the company said.
Though the company did not release how many people would be hired at the facility, they did say job opportunities will be available on the Meta careers page.
More news: FBI warn public of scam regarding debt for road tolls