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Meta Beaver Dam Data Center

Alliant Energy Beaver Dam Commerce Park, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United StatesUnder construction
Evidence
Headline capacity
Not established in published records
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
Alliant Energy / Wisconsin Power and Light Company

Meta broke ground in November 2025 on an AI-optimized data center at Beaver Dam Commerce Park. The disclosed project exceeds USD 1 billion and 700,000 square feet, with a 2027 operating target, but Meta has not published IT capacity or a building-by-building plan.

Capacity

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Beaver Dam campus constructionUnder construction

Full disclosed facility scope; building count and IT capacity are unknown.

Initial operation targetPlanned

Forecast only; no operating load or month disclosed.

Milestones (4)
City approved Degas LLC predevelopment agreement

Jul 2024 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit filed

Source not linked
Beaver Dam created project TIF district

Nov 2024 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit approved

Source not linked
Meta announced and celebrated Beaver Dam groundbreaking

Nov 12, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Construction started

Source not linked
Initial operation target

2027 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

Degas LLC

Owner

Sources by role
Owner (1)
Meta Platforms, Inc.

Investor

Sources by role
Investor (1)
Investor (1)
Investor (1)
Other participants (3)
Alliant Energy / Wisconsin Power and Light Company

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
Utility provider (1)
City of Beaver Dam

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims and financing records may overlap. Their amounts are not added together.

Capital claims

Project investment

Transaction scope

$>1000000000

Source

Energy infrastructure underwrite

Transaction scope

$~200000000

Source

Financing records

Investment commitment

Amount not disclosed

Nov 12, 2025

Announced project investment; not realized spend and excludes separate supporting-energy amount unless source later reconciles it. Source wording: announced investment exceeds USD 1 billion.

Parties & sources

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Sponsor)

Sources (3)

Incentives

Property tax abatement

Approved · City of Beaver Dam

Project TIF district created in November 2024; beneficiary mechanics, eligible costs, duration and value require executed documents.

Sales tax exemption

Proposed · Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Wisconsin program rules are documented, but no Beaver Dam certification or project-specific benefit value was found.

Site & development

Facility area

Reported rounded

>700000 sq. ft.

Source

Peak construction workers

Forecast

>1000 workers

Source

Wetland and prairie restoration

Forecast

570 acres

Source

Conservation land transfer

Forecast

175 acres

Source

Technical specifications

Cooling design

Design

Closed loop liquid cooling with dry coolers

Source

Cooling water demand

Design

No routine water demand for cooling once operational

Source

Water restoration target

Forecast

100 percent

Source

Additional project facts

Project status

Actual

Groundbreaking achieved; under construction

Source

Online target

Forecast

2,027

Initial operation target · Phase

Source

Operational jobs

Forecast

>100 jobs

Source

Electricity matching target

Forecast

100 percent

Source

Leed target

Forecast

LEED Gold

Source

IT capacity

Proposal

—

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (4)
Utility service

Secured or contracted

utility network upgrade; committed development.

Electric grid

Secured or contracted

utility substation; committed development.

Electric grid

Secured or contracted

transmission line; committed development.

Closed loop cooling

Planned or represented

closed loop liquid cooling with dry coolers; design.

Other · Issued

Beaver Dam data center development / TIF district

City of Beaver Dam

Nov 1, 2024

Sources (1)

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.