Facebook parent company, Meta, is behind a $800 million data center breaking ground in Aiken County, an economic development deal that's been years in the making, the tech giant announced Thursday.
It marks Meta's first data center in the state and will power the company's efforts related to artificial intelligence, as well as its multiple social media platforms.
The data center will be Meta's 22nd in the U.S. and 26th in the world.
Meta's data center is expected to draw 200 megawatts, economic development officials told the Aiken County Council last year, similar to several other major projects previously announced around the state.
The company wants to power the center with 100% renewable energy, said Kevin Janda, Meta's director of data center strategy.
The Edgefield Republican attended Meta's announcement for the data center that it's building about 11 miles from the Senate GOP leader's home town.
QTS, which has bought land for a $1 billion center in York County.
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