id: meta-henrico
name: Meta Henrico Data Center
operator: meta
status: operational
location:
  country: US
  state: VA
  county: Henrico
  locality: Henrico
  address: White Oak Technology Park
metrics:
  land_acres: 300
  building_sqft: 970000
  investment_usd: 750000000
announced_date: "2017-10-18"
operational_date: "2023"
first_seen: "2026-07-05"
last_updated: "2026-07-05"
confidence: medium
sources:
  - url: https://www.vaco.org/county-connections/henrico-officials-join-governor-announce-plans-facebook-facility/
    title: "Henrico officials join Governor to announce plans for Facebook facility"
    publisher: Virginia Association of Counties
    date: "2017-10"
    note: "Oct 18, 2017 announcement; 300 acres; 970,000 sqft; $750M data center / $1B+ with solar."
  - url: https://www.richmonder.org/henrico-became-a-data-center-hub-seemingly-overnight-how-did-it-happen-and-what-are-the-impacts/
    title: "Henrico became a data center hub seemingly overnight"
    publisher: The Richmonder
    date: "2025-04-06"
    note: "130-acre developed-site figure; campus completed ~2023."
notes: >-
  Meta (Facebook) data center in White Oak Technology Park.
  Land conflict: 2017 government announcement (high confidence) cites 300
  acres; The Richmonder (2025) cites a 130-acre developed site — recorded
  the primary/original 300-acre figure; the 130-acre figure likely reflects
  the developed footprint.
  Building sqft: 970,000 from the initial 2017 announcement recorded; a
  widely-reported full build-out of ~2.4-2.5M sqft across 5 buildings is
  not independently verified in the signals, so not recorded (blank beats
  invented).
  Investment: $750M for the data center, $1B+ including solar.
signals:
  - sig-20260705-meta-henrico-acres-richmonder
  - sig-20260705-meta-henrico-acres
  - sig-20260705-meta-henrico-announced
  - sig-20260705-meta-henrico-investment
  - sig-20260705-meta-henrico-operational
  - sig-20260705-meta-henrico-sqft
  - sig-20260705-meta-henrico-status