Data Center Atlas
Meta Gallatin Data Center
Partially operational
United States · 1 project · Last reported
Summary
Multi-building Meta campus on roughly 800 acres in Gallatin, Tennessee. Construction began in August 2020 on what was first a USD 800 million commitment; by September 2022 the project was described as a nearly USD 1 billion investment, and in 2024 Meta filed plans for a further 278,000 sq ft data center that would take the campus to almost 1.9 million sq ft. In November 2024 Meta formally presented the operating campus to officials and said total investment would exceed USD 1.5 billion once the fourth data center is finished. DPR Construction is building the campus, and Meta says it planned its energy needs with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Source record as of 2024-11-15 · Details and sources
Location
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Projects (1)
Meta Gallatin Data Center
Partially operational last observed as of · Reported status
Location: Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, US. Centroid of the area named Gallatin Data Center and tagged as Meta-operated in the local OpenStreetMap layer (way 1213758201); Meta-tagged data center buildings lie within about 500 m of it. Sources name only the city and county. Meta Platforms; Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency); Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency)
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | 800,000,000 USD | Announced · Campus | 2020 | Initial commitment made when Meta was still Facebook. | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) |
| Investment | about 1,000,000,000 USD | Reported · Campus | 2022-09-23 | Described in September 2022 as a nearly USD 1 billion investment, with about USD 1 billion spent to date. | W.Media |
| Investment | more than 1,500,000,000 USD | Announced · Campus | 2024-11-15 | Meta said the total would exceed this once the fourth data center is complete. | Meta Platforms; Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) |
| Land area | about 800 acres | Reported · Campus | 2024-11-15 | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency); Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) | |
| Floor area | about 1,900,000 sq_ft | Planned · Campus | 2024-04-15 | About 1.6 million sq ft operating or under construction plus the 278,000 sq ft building filed in 2024, including some office space. | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) |
| Buildings | at least 4 count | Planned · Campus | 2024-11-15 | Data center buildings; the fourth was under construction in November 2024. | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) |
| Jobs construction | 1,700 count | Reported · Campus | 2022-09-23 | Peak skilled trade workforce reported in 2022, up from an earlier peak of 1,200. | W.Media |
| Jobs construction | 1,100 count | Reported · Campus | 2026-10-09 | Skilled trade workers on site at peak construction, per Meta's undated fact sheet; differs from the 2022 report. | Meta Platforms |
| Jobs permanent | more than 100 count | Reported · Campus | 2024-11-15 | Meta Platforms; Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) |
Companies and organizations
| Name | Role | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms | Developer | Meta Platforms; W.Media | |
| Meta Platforms | Operator | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) | |
| DPR Construction | Builder | W.Media; Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) | |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | Utility | Meta Platforms |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08 | Construction started | Actual | Meta Platforms; W.Media | |
| 2022-09 | Expansion announced | Actual | W.Media reported two new structures, one for cold storage of older data, with completion then expected in late 2023. | W.Media |
| 2024-04 | Expansion announced | Actual | Plans for a further 278,000 sq ft data center went to the Gallatin planning commission. | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) |
| 2024-11 | Other | Actual | Meta formally presented the operating campus to state and local officials. | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) |
Power supply
| Type | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Grid | Meta says it planned the campus's energy needs with the Tennessee Valley Authority and pays the full cost of the energy used; an on-site electrical substation was finished by 2022. | Meta Platforms; W.Media |
In November 2024 the campus was described as operating while its fourth data center was still under construction; no later report on that building was found. Reported site size differs: about 800 acres (Nashville Business Journal, 2024) versus more than 900 acres (W.Media, 2022). Peak construction workforce also differs: 1,700 in W.Media's 2022 report versus 1,100 on Meta's fact sheet. Meta's fact sheet (s1) shows no publication date (embedded file creation date 2026-09-02), so figures that rest on it alone are dated to the access date, 2026-10-09. The Nashville Business Journal articles are cited from reposts on the Gallatin Economic Development Agency site.
Sources for these details
- Meta Gallatin Data Center fact sheet — Meta Platforms; publication date not stated
- Meta Expands Gallatin Data Center with $1B Investment — W.Media; 2022-09-23
- Meta, formerly known as Facebook, tees up another data center in Gallatin — Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency); 2024-04-15 · Archived source
- Meta's data centers in Gallatin are up and running — Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency); 2024-11-15
- Companies
- Developer: Meta Platforms (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Meta Platforms (unknown scope) evidence
- Operator: Meta Platforms (unknown scope) evidence
- Builder: DPR Construction (unknown scope) evidence
- Builder: DPR Construction (unknown scope) evidence
- Utility: Tennessee Valley Authority (unknown scope) evidence
Source and location review
- Status source
- Meta's data centers in Gallatin are up and running evidence row
Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) · published 2024-11-15 · News - Locator
- Approximate site reference · Compiled location reference · approximate_site evidence
- Source checks
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No imagery review is recorded for this project. Its status rests only on the dated authoritative source. · no independent imagery verificationStatus age at review: 711 days before the data update on 2026-10-27
Location details
- Coordinates
- 36.40850, -86.37160
- Geometry licence
- source-terms-not-recorded
- Use scope
- Approximate site reference
- Scope class
- approximate_site
- Authority
- Compiled location reference
- Source entity
- Project
- Method
- imported_reference_point
- Derivation
- imported_reference_point
- Precision scope
- Centroid of the area named Gallatin Data Center and tagged as Meta-operated in the local OpenStreetMap layer (way 1213758201); Meta-tagged data center buildings lie within about 500 m of it. Sources name only the city and county.
- Horizontal uncertainty
Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
- Geometry evidence
- dfa60568
A locator places the site on the map. It is not a building footprint, a construction extent or a surveyed boundary unless the use scope is an official boundary, and even then it is a parcel or permit boundary.
Evidence
Sources are linked, not redistributed; each keeps its own terms. An archived copy is a lookup for the Wayback Machine capture nearest the retrieval date and may be unavailable or differ from what was reviewed. Each hash states what it covers; imported factual records are not publisher-page captures.
| Title | Publisher | Roles | Published | Retrieved | Licence | Attribution | Content hash (SHA-256) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Expands Gallatin Data Center with $1B Investment Archived copy | W.Media Trade publication | Imported: Record, Metric: Investment, Metric: Jobs Construction, Milestone: Construction Started, Milestone: Expansion Announced, Power Source: Grid, Role: Builder, Role: Developer | source-terms-not-recorded | W.Media | e3ea0d4d5ef0145c641c0c73296bdf6dc63005eee72ef59140ac670d187f0f40Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Meta Gallatin Data Center fact sheet Archived copy | Meta Platforms Company disclosure | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Investment, Metric: Jobs Construction, Metric: Jobs Permanent, Milestone: Construction Started, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Role: Utility | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Meta Platforms | cb4f89e4753b4860d41d5ee1652aad28378550ce3c0463f700c0819e080aed45Factual source record; not the publisher page | |
| Meta's data centers in Gallatin are up and running Archived copy | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) News | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Buildings, Metric: Investment, Metric: Jobs Permanent, Metric: Land Area, Milestone: Other, Operator claim | source-terms-not-recorded | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) | 5f20c8182b6e7cedce910c687c7bdd73d8e09550aa649778c1c77ed6173d46ceFactual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Meta, formerly known as Facebook, tees up another data center in Gallatin Archived copy | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) News | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Floor Area, Metric: Land Area, Milestone: Expansion Announced, Role: Builder | source-terms-not-recorded | Nashville Business Journal (via Gallatin Economic Development Agency) | e96372232b52dc776503119a9aad6fed6269bf1e5785244b5059f7c370a1658eFactual source record; not the publisher page |
Cite this site
Kyars, K. (2026). Meta Gallatin Data Center [site vcc-site-beb10377588af430b5a6]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-beb10377588af430b5a6/
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