Meta El Paso Data Center

Meta El Paso Data Center — Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Active ConstructionACTIVE CONSTRUCTION / CONTRACTOR NETWORK IDENTIFIED
Last reviewed by MyDataCenterScoutSeptember 14, 2026Project information can change. Independently verify current status before making business decisions.
Owner / DeveloperMeta
Project locationSanta Teresa, Doña Ana County, New Mexico
CountyDoña Ana County
Reported land areaApproximately 1,100 acres
Initial phase sizeApproximately 1.8 million sq. ft.
Campus planned powerApproximately 1 GW

Contractor opportunity signal

ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION / CONTRACTOR NETWORK IDENTIFIED

Meta is actively developing a large data center campus in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Public reporting and official materials identify Meta as the owner/developer, JE Dunn as the construction manager for the first building, and Hensel Phelps as the builder for the second building. The project is reported to have broken ground in 2025, with the first phase targeted for 2028 delivery. Construction-partner relationships are public, but the complete downstream subcontractor roster, package awards, and bid calendar remain unconfirmed.

Why monitor it

Why Contractors Should Watch This Project

  • Meta has publicly identified a major El Paso-area data center campus.
  • The campus is planned at approximately 1 GW.
  • The initial phase is reported at 1.8 million sq. ft.
  • JE Dunn is identified with the first building.
  • Hensel Phelps is identified with the second building.
  • The project has a substantial workforce and local economic-development signal.
  • The broader campus may create multiple procurement cycles beyond the initial buildings.
  • Most trade-package and subcontractor assignments remain unknown.

Verified project facts

What is publicly supported

Owner / Developer
Meta
Project location
Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, New Mexico
County
Doña Ana County
Reported land area
Approximately 1,100 acres
Initial phase size
Approximately 1.8 million sq. ft.
Campus planned power
Approximately 1 GW
Initial phase power
Approximately 200 MW
Construction start
Reported groundbreaking in 2025
First phase target
2028
First-building construction manager
JE Dunn
Second-building builder
Hensel Phelps
Utility / transmission
El Paso Electric / planned 345-kV transmission corridor
Workforce signal
Approximately 2,000 construction workers reported at peak
Economic signal
Approximately 500 permanent jobs reported for the campus
Investment
Not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed

Contractor Relationship Map

Who is publicly connected — and what remains unknown.

Confirmed relationship

Meta

Owner / Developer

Publicly Confirmed Scope: Development of the Santa Teresa data center campus.

Confidence: High · Source: Meta official reporting
Confirmed relationship

JE Dunn

First-building Construction Manager

Publicly Confirmed Scope: Construction management relationship for the first building.

Confidence: High · Source: Public project reporting
Confirmed relationship

Hensel Phelps

Second-building Builder

Publicly Confirmed Scope: Builder relationship for the second building.

Confidence: High · Source: Public project reporting
Unknown major scopes

Major Scopes Not Yet Publicly Confirmed

GC / EPC for remaining phasesNot publicly confirmedElectrical ContractorNot publicly confirmedMechanical ContractorNot publicly confirmedCivil / Sitework ContractorNot publicly confirmedControls ContractorNot publicly confirmedFire ProtectionNot publicly confirmedLow VoltageNot publicly confirmedCommissioningNot publicly confirmedEquipment VendorsNot publicly confirmedFormal Bid CalendarNot publicly confirmed

Why This Matters to Contractors

The developer is only the first layer. For subcontractors, the opportunity often depends on identifying who controls construction, who holds major trade packages, which scopes remain unresolved, and which future phases may create another procurement cycle. MyDataCenterScout separates known relationships from assumptions so contractors know where further research is still required.

Network signal

Contractor Network Signal

The public construction network is more developed than the downstream trade roster. Meta is identified as owner/developer, JE Dunn is connected to the first building, and Hensel Phelps is connected to the second building. That supports targeted prime-contractor research; it does not establish which subcontractors hold electrical, mechanical, civil, controls, commissioning, or other packages.

  • Meta — Owner / Developer
  • JE Dunn — First-building construction manager
  • Hensel Phelps — Second-building builder
  • Downstream electrical, mechanical, civil, controls, commissioning, and equipment scopes — not publicly confirmed

Scale signal

Scale & Workforce Signal

Reported scale and workforce figures indicate a major multi-phase build, but they should not be treated as a construction budget or a guarantee of available work. The campus scale creates a reason to monitor later phases and package-level signals separately from the initial building assignments.

Campus planned power1 GW
Initial phase power200 MW
Initial phase size1.8M sq. ft.
Reported site area1,100 acres
Reported peak construction workforceApproximately 2,000
Reported permanent jobsApproximately 500

Procurement intelligence

Known and unknown

Owner / Developer
Meta
First-building Construction Manager
JE Dunn
Second-building Builder
Hensel Phelps
Utility
El Paso Electric
GC / EPC for remaining phases
Not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed
Electrical Contractor
Not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed
Mechanical Contractor
Not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed
Civil / Sitework Contractor
Not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed
Controls Contractor
Not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed
Commissioning
Not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed
Equipment Vendors
Not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed
Formal Bid Date
Not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed

Trades to watch

Relevant scopes

  • Electrical
  • Mechanical
  • Civil / sitework
  • Underground utilities
  • Transmission and substation infrastructure
  • Controls
  • Low voltage
  • Fire protection
  • Commissioning
  • Equipment installation
  • Prefabrication
  • Future campus phases

What contractors should watch next

Next public signals

  • Package-level subcontractor awards
  • Electrical and mechanical contractor identification
  • Civil and sitework awards
  • Substation and transmission construction activity
  • Commissioning partner identification
  • Equipment-vendor announcements
  • Additional building assignments
  • First-phase delivery milestones
  • Utility and transmission filings
  • Future-phase construction starts
  • Vendor-prequalification activity
  • Formal bid or procurement outreach

Contractor takeaway

What this means

Meta El Paso is a high-scale active-construction project with unusually useful prime-contractor signals. Meta, JE Dunn, and Hensel Phelps are publicly connected to the campus or initial buildings, while the downstream trade ecosystem is not fully public. Contractors should treat this as a targeted prime-network and future-phase research opportunity—not proof that a package is currently available.

Source-backed context

Sources

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