Tennessee will be the newest site of Facebook Inc.’s U.S. data center expansion, the social media giant announced Wednesday alongside Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Bob Rolfe, commissioner for the Department of Economic and Community Development.
As part of the buildout, Facebook is planning to invest $800 million in the new state-of-the-art data center, which would be located in Gallatin.
Construction has just begun on the 982,000-square-foot facility.
The Facebook Gallatin Data Center will be among the most advanced energy- and water- efficient data center facilities in the world, according to officials. It will be supported by 100 percent renewable energy, will use 80 percent less water than the average facility, and, once completed, will be LEED Gold certified.
“It is a testament to the quality of our business environment and the competitive spirit of our state that in this economy we are able to attract one of the world’s largest companies to our
