United States. Facebook will build a $750 million, 90,000 m2 data center near Richmond, Virginia, to be powered entirely by renewable energy sources.
The facility will incorporate Facebook's energy-efficient "Open Compute Project" hardware designs. Cooling for the data center will be provided by outside air and direct evaporative cooling systems that emphasize water conservation and energy efficiency, said Rachel Peterson, Facebook's data center strategic director.
The investment is expected to create 100 full-time jobs.
Facebook will receive about $19 million in state tax breaks through 2035, according to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
Facebook already has data centers in Oregon, North Carolina and Iowa. Centers in Fort Worth, Texas; Los Lunas, New Mexico; and New Albany, Ohio are currently under construction.
"One of the many important factors in our search for a new location in the data center is being able to source clean, renewable energy. We also seek great partnerships within the local community, a solid infrastructure... and a large group of local talent," Rachel Peterson, Facebook's director of data center strategy, said in a statement.
Source: CNN.
