Meta Breaks Ground on First Canadian 1 GW Data Center Dedicated to AI

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is intensifying technology companies’ need for hyperscale data centers. The computing power and electricity required to train large language models have become central to the competition. Meta is investing aggressively in next-generation AI infrastructure to maintain its lead in AI research and development, putting data-center expansion and supporting energy capacity in the spotlight for technology and financial markets.

Meta announced in July 2026 that it would expand its AI data center in Louisiana, with total planned investment expected to exceed $50 billion. The facility plans to deploy large numbers of GPUs and scale its computing capacity to 5 GW. Ten new natural gas-fired power plants are planned to supply the enormous amount of electricity required, and the simultaneous expansion of energy and computing capacity has heightened market concern about grid stability.

Meta is accelerating the expansion of its data center and power resources to support generative AI model training, inference and its services. The company has committed to investing at least $600 billion in AI infrastructure over the next several years. Crusoe is a data center developer specializing in high-density computing facilities, and the partnership reflects the race among technology giants to secure hyperscale computing capacity.

The latest reports indicate that Meta has reached an agreement with Crusoe to purchase a combined 1.6GW of computing capacity from two data centers as part of its AI infrastructure buildout. The contract value, formal signing date, data center locations and launch schedule have not been disclosed. The clearest figures available are the 1.6GW of capacity and Meta's broader commitment to invest at least $600 billion in AI.