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Meta Prineville AI Training Campus

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Pacific Northwest, US · US · Meta Platforms Inc.

OperationalExplicit AI InfrastructureVerified

Environment

Water Stress
lowA

WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023

Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
76 gCO₂/kWhA

EPA eGrid 2022, NWPP subregion, 2022

Grid RegionNWPP
Drought Risk
low

NOAA Palmer Drought Severity Index, 2023

Environmental Review
approved

Crook County, Oregon permit records

Facility

CompanyMeta Platforms Inc.
CategoryExplicit AI Infrastructure
StatusOperational
Year Opened2011
Capacity
350 MWD

Capacity estimated from satellite imagery and Crook County permit records; Meta does not disclose facility-level capacity.

Location
44.3058, -120.8329 · US
RegionPacific Northwest, US
Research statusVerified
Last verified2025-05-01

Evidence (2 sources)

Meta 2023 Sustainability ReportHigh trust
Sustainability Report2023-08-01Meta Platforms Inc.

Confirms Prineville as an explicit AI training cluster used for Llama models.

Prineville, Oregon is identified as a primary location for AI training workloads, housing dense GPU clusters used for Llama model development.
Crook County, Oregon — Conditional Use Permits, Meta PlatformsHigh trust
Government2022-11-01Crook County Planning Department

Documents water concern as a formal planning record from primary government source.

Irrigation district filed formal comments regarding Crooked River water withdrawal volumes associated with data center evaporative cooling systems.

Community

Community concerns on recordDocumented water concerns

Water withdrawal from the Crooked River for evaporative cooling raised documented concerns in Crook County planning filings and local irrigation district correspondence.

Community flags document events recorded in public sources. They do not imply causal attribution or ongoing harm.

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