May 5, 2026
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Meta is paying El Paso Electric $500 million to build a 366 MW gas plant adjacent to its Northeast El Paso campus.
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Northeast El Paso, TX
Northeast El Paso is an area in Texas that has attracted data center development due to its proximity to Mexico and available industrial real estate, though it remains a secondary location compared to major Texas data center hubs like Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin.
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