Meta Altoona Data Center
BIowa, US · US · Meta Platforms Inc.
OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleVerified
Environment
Water Stress
lowA
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
420 gCO₂/kWhA
EPA eGrid 2022, MISO MROW subregion, 2022
Grid RegionMISO
Drought Risk
low
NOAA Palmer Drought Severity Index, 2023
Environmental Review
approved
Polk County, Iowa permit records
Facility
CompanyMeta Platforms Inc.
CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2015
Capacity
400 MWD
Capacity estimated from Polk County permit records and satellite analysis; Meta does not disclose facility-level capacity.
Location
41.6447, -93.4623 · US
RegionIowa, US
Research statusVerified
Last verified2025-05-01
Evidence (1 source)
Meta 2023 Sustainability ReportHigh trust
Sustainability Report2023-08-01Meta Platforms Inc.
Confirms operational status and scale of Altoona as a major Meta facility.
Altoona, Iowa data center is among Meta's primary North American facilities, supporting social media serving and AI inference workloads.
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