Meta Forest City Data Center
BPiedmont, North Carolina, US · US · Meta Platforms Inc.
OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleVerified
Environment
Water Stress
lowB
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
387 gCO₂/kWhA
EPA eGrid 2022, SRSO subregion, 2022
Grid RegionSERC Carolinas
Drought Risk
low
NOAA Palmer Drought Severity Index, 2023
Environmental Review
approved
Rutherford County, North Carolina permit records
Facility
CompanyMeta Platforms Inc.
CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2012
Capacity
250 MWD
Capacity estimated from Rutherford County permit records and satellite analysis of campus expansions.
Location
35.3357, -81.8651 · US
RegionPiedmont, North Carolina, 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 role of Forest City in Meta's global infrastructure fleet.
Forest City, North Carolina data center is among Meta's East Coast anchor facilities, supporting AI and general compute workloads.
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