Data center profile · Gateway Drive, Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee

Meta Gallatin Data Center

Meta's operating campus in Gallatin, Tennessee, serving traffic since Nov. 2024 on TVA grid power, with two later phases and a new city moratorium that does not reach it

Operating, expanding. Meta said the campus was serving traffic on Nov. 14, 2024, and the city still lists it as under construction in July 2026. Which expansion buildings are running is not public.
300 MW
power capacity reported for the campus
state fiscal note, Feb. 2026; not an IT-load figure
$1.5B+
investment Meta cites at full build-out
up from $800M at the 2020 announcement
805.81 acres
campus site
city listing, July 2026
Up to 12 halls
expected when complete (press)
more than 1.5 million sq ft; Meta's Phase 1 building is 982,500 sq ft
OperatorMeta Platforms (project entity: Woolhawk, LLC)
CustomerMeta (owner-occupied)
Planned IT capacity231 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company or utility power figure)
First building in serviceIn service since Nov. 2024 (about 87 MW of IT capacity live, estimated)
Next stepCity Council final vote on the data center moratorium, after first reading on Sept. 15, 2026 (no date published; it covers new applications only)
Power

Power and the grid

300 MW energized

Grid power: Gallatin Department of Electricity and TVAServing the campus
300 MW
reported capacity from a state fiscal note; the municipal utility is the retail distributor and TVA the wholesale supplier State agency · Feb. 2026
Solar contract: WR Graceland (RWE, TVA Green Invest)Host-county permit denied
110 MW
110 MW of a 150 MW farm allocated to this campus and the wider TVA region; a renewable-supply contract, not on-site power Company · May 2021
Energized nowProposed

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Aug. 12, 2020
    Utilities named at announcement
    Meta thanks the Gallatin Department of Electricity and the City of Gallatin as partners. State agency · Aug. 2020
  2. May 19, 2021
    TVA solar partnership
    RWE to build a 150 MW solar farm near Millington, Tennessee, with 110 MW supporting Gallatin and the wider region. Company · May 2021
  3. Feb. 26, 2024
    Solar farm denied
    The Shelby County Board of Commissioners rejects the farm's special use permit (5 for, 4 against; 7 votes needed). News report · Feb. 2024
  4. Feb. 26, 2026
    State fiscal note cites 300 MW
    A Tennessee fiscal note lists Meta's 300 MW data center in Gallatin among large users. State agency · Feb. 2026
  5. Not set
    Service agreement and load not public
    No electric service agreement or metered power use for the campus is public. State agency · Oct. 2026
Permits

Permits checklist

1 denied · 1 pending · 4 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

Approvals this campus needed, and what the records show.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$800M
investment announced in 2020
Meta (then Facebook) and the state, Aug. 12, 2020 State agency · Aug. 2020
$1.5B+
investment once fully built out
Meta, Nov. 2024 Company · Nov. 2024
$9.4M
city infrastructure funded from Meta-linked donations
$8.4M water and sewer plus $1M road extension, both appropriated in 2020 Local government · July 2020
About $20M
land purchased in 2020 (press)
about 809 acres bought as Woolhawk, LLC News report · Aug. 2020
$19.5M
estimated 20-year property tax break (press)
payments of $1M a year for the first building, scaling down for later ones News report · May 2021
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. June 16, 2020
    Permits The council annexes 524 acres and rezones 647 acres to industrial, 7 to 0, before the operator is named. Local government · June 2020
  2. Aug. 12, 2020
    Site Facebook (now Meta) announces an $800M, 982,000 sq ft campus and breaks ground the same day. State agency · Aug. 2020
  3. May 19, 2021
    Power TVA, RWE and Meta announce a 150 MW solar partnership with 110 MW allocated to Gallatin. Company · May 2021
  4. Jan. 2022
    Site Contractor DPR celebrates topping out of the first building (press). News report · Jan. 2022
  5. June 2022
    Site Meta announces two more buildings and nearly $1B of total investment (press). News report · June 2022
  6. Dec. 2022
    Site Meta pauses about a dozen data center projects to redesign for AI chips; Gallatin's launch slips from 2023 to Nov. 2024 (press). News report · Dec. 2022
  7. Feb. 26, 2024
    Power Shelby County denies the permit for the solar farm tied to the campus. News report · Feb. 2024
  8. April 30, 2024
    Site Meta files a 278,000 sq ft third-phase building (press). News report · April 2024
  9. Nov. 14, 2024
    Power Meta says the Gallatin data center is serving traffic and supports over 100 operational jobs. Company · Nov. 2024
  10. July 28, 2026
    Permits The council approves a 60-day pause on new data center applications (press). News report · July 2026
  11. Sept. 15, 2026
    Permits A data center moratorium advances on first reading, amended from 12 to 6 months (press); existing sites are unaffected. News report · Sept. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since Jan. 2021: 38 building permits (28 issued or finished, 10 withdrawn or expired); the largest lists a $790M job value; 6 FAA filings (Jan. 2021 to Aug. 2025): tallest permanent building 54 ft (filed Jan. 2021) and tallest crane 300 ft (Nov. 2024). Job values are not added up: trade permits often repeat the whole project's value.

Building permits
FAA filings
’21
’22
’23
’24
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 8. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

982,500 sq ft
first building, an H-plan, announced in 2020
Local government · Aug. 2020
278,000 sq ft
third-phase building filed in Apr. 2024; campus about 1.9 million sq ft (press)
News report · April 2024
53.4 million gallons
water used in 2025, from utility records (press)
News report · Aug. 2026
20-year PILOT
tax-in-lieu deal worth an estimated $19.5M in abatements (press)
News report · Sept. 2026
About 65 jobs
Meta spokesperson, Sept. 2026 (press); Meta said over 100 in 2024
Company · Nov. 2024
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Meta Platforms: owner and operator
  • Woolhawk, LLC: project entity that bought the land and holds the tax deal
  • DPR Construction: general contractor
Power
  • Gallatin Department of Electricity: retail distributor
  • Tennessee Valley Authority: wholesale supplier and Green Invest counterparty
  • RWE Renewables: developer of the Graceland solar farm
Decision-makers
  • Gallatin City Council: annexation, rezoning and moratorium
  • Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission: site plans, recommended a 12-month moratorium
  • Industrial Development Board of the City of Gallatin: tax-in-lieu agreement
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

208 records from 30 documents

Drawn from news reports, state agency records, local government records, public and commercial datasets, company statements and court filings, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 14State agency 6Local government 5Dataset 3Company 3Court filing 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (15)
  • municipal appropriation (utility infrastructure): adopted (second reading)
    “appropriating $8,400,000.00 for Project Woolhawk utility infrastructure. Councilman Fann made motion to approve; Councilman Alexander seconded. Motion passed with 7 ayes and 0 nays”
    Local government · July 2020 · grade A
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “there is not publicly available data on the monthly power consumption of data centers in Tennessee”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “the global technology company will invest $800 million to build a new state-of-the-art data center in Gallatin”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “no Woolhawk or Meta Gallatin row among the 172 permit rows”
    grade B
  • Power plan: grid
    “we are proud to work partners like Gallatin Department of Electricity, the City of Gallatin and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service agreement signed: not stated
    “there is not publicly available data on the monthly power consumption of data centers in Tennessee”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 300 MW
    “Reports of data centers with the power capacity to utilize more than 50 MW per month include: Meta's 300 MW data center located in Gallatin, TN”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Eight Meta-supported projects adding 530 MW of new renewable energy in Tennessee through the TVA partnership (Meta, Nov 2024). Statewide generation matched to Meta’s use - signal only, never campus MW.
    “Through our partnership with Tennessee Valley Authority, eight Meta-supported projects are adding 530 MW of new renewable energy in Tennessee.”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • Campus serving traffic; Meta states over 100 operational jobs and more than $1.5 billion investment at full build-out, with eight Meta-supported TVA projects adding 530 MW of renewable energy in Tennessee (portfolio figu
    “Once fully built out, this facility will represent an investment of more than $1.5 billion in the state of Tennessee”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • Utility: Gallatin Department of Electricity (retail distributor); Tennessee Valley Authority (wholesale supplier)
    “we are proud to work partners like Gallatin Department of Electricity, the City of Gallatin and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Grid operator: none (TVA balancing authority)
    “Facebook has already partnered with the TVA to bring 220 MW of new solar energy to the Tennessee Valley”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Utility service: 300 MW
    “When complete, it is expected to include up to 12 data halls and more than 1.5 million square feet of infrastructure and require about 300 megawatts of electricity”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - Meta Gallatin purchases electricity directly from TVA; load confidential by contract
    “Meta Gallatin purchases electricity directly from the TVA, and a spokesman said its load is confidential by contract.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • TVA Board voted Aug 19 (2026) to create a new rate class specifically for data centers, effective Oct. 1, phased over three fiscal years; TVA CFO estimated about a 10% average all-in billing impact. Applies to TVA data-c
    “The TVA Board of Directors voted Aug. 19 to create a new rate class specifically for data centers so that residential customers don’t foot the bill”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Meta signed a 110 MW solar PPA to procure energy for the Gallatin facility from 2023 (DCD, 2022). Off-site contracted generation - signal only, never campus MW.
    “The social media giant last year signed a 110MW power purchase agreement (PPA) to procure solar energy for the Gallatin facility from 2023.”
    News report · Jan. 2022 · grade C
Money and contracts (50)
  • City Council Resolution R2607-66 authorized an annexation application for a 56.67-acre parcel north of Hartsville Pike and east of Gateway Drive (adjacent to the campus); the applicant is not named in the minutes and pre
    “authorizing the property owner and applicant to submit an application to annex a 56.67 (+/-) acre parcel (tax map 111, parcel 023.02) into the city, located north of Hartsville Pike and east of Gateway Drive”
    Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Developer infrastructure funding: scope 1000000 USD
    “of $1,000,000 is hereby appropriated from Donations from Business - Woolhawk, account number 110-36710-256, to the Economic Development Agency Operations Budget Infrastructure for Woolhawk”
    Local government · Aug. 2020 · grade A
  • City infrastructure funding: 8400000 USD
    “the sum of $8,400,000 is hereby appropriated from the Water/Sewer Fund Donations, account number 413-36700”
    Local government · July 2020 · grade A
  • Developer infrastructure funding: scope 8400000 USD
    “the sum of $8,400,000 is hereby appropriated from the Water/Sewer Fund Donations, account number 413-36700, with $3,400,000 being appropriated to Water Transmission and Distribution”
    Local government · July 2020 · grade A
  • Tenants: Meta
    “the facility currently supports over 100 operational jobs”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: owner-occupied
    “the global technology company will invest $800 million to build a new state-of-the-art data center in Gallatin”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Square feet: 982500 sq ft
    “a 982,500 square foot data center and associated infrastructure, on 805.81 +/- acres”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade B
  • Investment full build-out: 1500 USD million
    “Once fully built out, this facility will represent an investment of more than $1.5 billion in the state of Tennessee.”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • Stated capital cost: 1500000000 USD
    “Once fully built out, this facility will represent an investment of more than $1.5 billion in the state of Tennessee”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • General contractor: DPR Construction
    “Meta is proud to work alongside Governor Bill Lee, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Tennessee Valley Authority, Sumner County, Tennessee, Gallatin Economic Development Agency, the Gallatin City Government, DPR Construction”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • Solar PPA (TVA Green Invest): scope 150 MW solar facility
    “Facebook will use 110 MW of the solar energy to support their data center operations in Gallatin, Tennessee, and the broader Tennessee Valley”
    Company · May 2021 · grade B
  • Solar PPA (TVA Green Invest): allocation 110 MW to Facebook
    “Facebook will use 110 MW of the solar energy to support their data center operations in Gallatin, Tennessee, and the broader Tennessee Valley”
    Company · May 2021 · grade B
  • Solar PPA (TVA Green Invest): term
    “Through a long-term power purchase agreement with TVA, RWE will own and operate the plant”
    Company · May 2021 · grade B
  • Solar PPA (TVA Green Invest): price / termination (finding: not disclosed)
    “Through a long-term power purchase agreement with TVA, RWE will own and operate the plant”
    Company · May 2021 · grade B
  • Solar PPA (TVA Green Invest): schedule
    “The plant is expected to start operations in late 2023 with start of construction in mid-2022”
    Company · May 2021 · grade B
  • TVA Green Invest partnership announced: RWE to build a 150 MW solar farm near Millington (Shelby County), with 110 MW allocated to support the Gallatin data center; long-term PPA between RWE and TVA; expected operations
    “Facebook will use 110 MW of the solar energy to support their data center operations in Gallatin, Tennessee, and the broader Tennessee Valley”
    Company · May 2021 · grade B
  • Owner companies: Woolhawk, LLC
    “of $1,000,000 is hereby appropriated from Donations from Business - Woolhawk, account number 110-36710-256”
    Local government · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Operator: Meta Platforms, Inc. (announced as Facebook in 2020)
    “Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) officials announced today that the global technology company will invest $800 million”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Investment announced: 800 USD million
    “announced today that the global technology company will invest $800 million to build a new state-of-the-art data center in Gallatin.”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Developer: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    “Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) officials announced today that the global technology company will invest $800 million to build a new state-of-the-art data center in Gallatin”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Announced: Aug. 12, 2020
    “announced today that the global technology company will invest $800 million to build a new state-of-the-art data center in Gallatin”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Stated capital cost: 800000000 USD
    “the global technology company will invest $800 million to build a new state-of-the-art data center in Gallatin”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • renewable energy partnership: new solar - 220 MW of new solar energy in the Tennessee Valley to support Facebook operations in the region 220 MW (new solar generation, off-site)
    “Facebook has already partnered with the TVA to bring 220 MW of new solar energy to the Tennessee Valley to support Facebook’s operations in the region.”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Solar contracts (TVA): scope 220 MW new solar in Tennessee
    “Facebook has already partnered with the TVA to bring 220 MW of new solar energy to the Tennessee Valley to support Facebook's operations in the region”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Facebook/Meta Gallatin announced and ground broken the same day ($800M, 982,000 sq ft, ~100 jobs, 1,100 peak construction workers); the project had been recruited since 2017 under the code name Project Woolhawk and land
    “announced today that the global technology company will invest $800 million to build a new state-of-the-art data center in Gallatin”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes): termination / clawback (finding: not in public record)
    “City of Gallatin Industrial Development Board. PILOT Agreement: Project Woolhawk. May 2021. Gallatin City Recorder.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Buildings: 12 data halls
    “When complete, it is expected to include up to 12 data halls and more than 1.5 million square feet of infrastructure”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Campus size: roughly 900 acres; four buildings spanning nearly 1.7 million sq ft (2026)
    “Meta Gallatin is a 900-acre campus with four buildings spanning nearly 1.7 million square feet”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Incentives: 20-year PILOT (plus construction period) via the Gallatin Industrial Development Board; estimated $19.5M in property tax abatement value
    “The city approved a 20-year PILOT package worth an estimated $19.5 million in tax breaks for Meta”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes): tax abatement - 20-year PILOT, estimated $19.5 million in tax breaks; IDB contractually to split PILOT payments half to city, half to county 19.5 USD million (estimated tax breaks)
    “The city approved a 20-year PILOT package worth an estimated $19.5 million in tax breaks for Meta.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • PILOT agreement: term 20 years
    “The city approved a 20-year PILOT package worth an estimated $19.5 million in tax breaks for Meta.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • PILOT agreement: estimated tax benefit 19500000 USD
    “The city approved a 20-year PILOT package worth an estimated $19.5 million in tax breaks for Meta.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • PILOT agreement: PILOT distribution half to the City of Gallatin, half to Sumner County text
    “Under a contract, Gallatin's Industrial Development Board (IDB) is supposed to give half of the PILOT money to the city and the other half to the county.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes): revenue distribution
    “Under a contract, Gallatin's Industrial Development Board (IDB) is supposed to give half of the PILOT money to the city and the other half to the county”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Square feet: 1900000 sq ft
    “That's a 17% increase to the company's existing data center footprint, raising that total space to almost 1.9 million square feet, including a bit of administrative office space”
    News report · April 2024 · grade C
  • Solar PPA (TVA Green Invest): condition (host-county approval denied)
    “A proposed solar farm that was slated to occupy about 600 acres of land in Millington was denied by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners Monday evening”
    News report · Feb. 2024 · grade C
  • Square feet: 1600000 sq ft
    “we are expanding Meta's Gallatin Data Center campus with two new buildings, reaching more than 1.6 million square feet”
    News report · June 2022 · grade C
  • Phases: Expansion (announced Jun 2022): two new buildings, 627,000 sq ft data center + 45,000 sq ft office
    “Previous reports say the building will total 627,000 square feet (58,250 sqm) of data center space and 45,000 sq ft (4,180 sqm) of office space”
    News report · June 2022 · grade C
  • Stated capital cost: 1000000000 USD
    “This expansion brings our investment in Gallatin to nearly $1 billion and will increase our number of skilled trade workers on site at peak to 1700”
    News report · June 2022 · grade C
  • Meta announced a two-building expansion of the Gallatin campus, taking it past 1.6 million sq ft and the campus investment to nearly $1 billion, with 1,700 skilled trade workers at peak
    “we are expanding Meta's Gallatin Data Center campus with two new buildings, reaching more than 1.6 million square feet”
    News report · June 2022 · grade C
  • PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes): scope
    “City of Gallatin Industrial Development Board. PILOT Agreement: Project Woolhawk. May 2021. Gallatin City Recorder.”
    News report · May 2021 · grade C
  • PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes): scope 800000000 USD minimum capital investment
    “With the promise of an initial capital investment of over $800 million and at least one hundred jobs with wages significantly over the average median income, they were approved”
    News report · May 2021 · grade C
  • PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes): jobs floor 100 jobs
    “at least onehundred jobs with wages significantly over the average median income”
    News report · May 2021 · grade C
  • PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes): term 20 years plus construction period
    “This specific agreement with Woolhawk is for 20 years, plus construction time.”
    News report · May 2021 · grade C
  • PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes): payment schedule 1000000 USD per year (first building)
    “the company will pay $1Million per year for the first building, and gives a decreasing scale for each building after that”
    News report · May 2021 · grade C
  • PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes): condition (records-request notice)
    “the agreement officials struck with the company also requires the city to alert Facebook any time someone files a public-records request related to the data center project”
    News report · Oct. 2020 · grade C
  • Land control date: 2020
    “Facebook will build an $800 million state-of-the-art data center in Gallatin ... built on approximately 809 acres ... that the company purchased for nearly $20 million earlier this year under the name Woolhawk LLC”
    News report · Aug. 2020 · grade C
  • Land price: 20000000 USD
    “built on approximately 809 acres located between Roundtree Drive and Brights Lane that the company purchased for nearly $20 million earlier this year under the name Woolhawk LLC”
    News report · Aug. 2020 · grade C
  • Announced: May 2020
    “In May, 2020, the city of Gallatin, Tennessee, voted to provide nearly $20 million in tax breaks to an entity called “Project Woolhawk” that proposed building a data center in the area.”
    News report · May 2020 · grade C
  • PILOT agreement: PILOT schedule $1,000,000/yr for the first building and equipment, decreasing incrementally to $550,000/yr for the 6th building USD per year
    “$1Million per year for the first building and equipment, (incrementally decreasing down to $550,000.00 for the 6th building)”
    News report · 2020 · grade C
Permits and government (71)
  • Moratoria: Ordinance O2609-67: moratorium on accepting and processing NEW data center applications (12 months as introduced Sep 15, 2026; press reports first-reading amendment to 6 months)
    “The City Council of the City of Gallatin does hereby enact a 12-month moratorium on accepting and processing new applications for data center development”
    Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • moratorium ordinance: introduced (first reading)
    “FIRST READING ORDINANCE NO. O2609-67 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GALLATIN, SUMNER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ENACTING A 12-MONTH MORATORIUM ON ACCEPTING AND PROCESSING NEW APPLICATIONS FOR DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT”
    Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • zoning ordinance adoption: adopted (second reading)
    “with the recent adoption of the new Zoning Ordinance on September 1, 2026, the term 'data center' now has a definition and some minimal regulations including Planning Commission approval”
    Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Gallatin City Council: Ordinance O2607-56, second reading: adoption of the new City of Gallatin Zoning Ordinance (first definition/regulation of 'data center')
    “Vice Mayor Hayes presented this ordinance of the city of Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, adopting the 'City of Gallatin, Tennessee Zoning Ordinance' and the 'Zoning Map of the City of Gallatin, Tennessee'”
    Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Gallatin Data Center”
    FAA · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Crane for new building”
    FAA · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-ASO-23312-OE: GTN, Mobile crane, 300 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 36.406389,-86.366667, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-25”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Reminder
    “ASN 2024-ASO-22496-OE: GTN Cable, Building, 34 ft AGL, 578 ft AMSL, 36.406111,-86.366667, Reminder, submitted 2024-11-14”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-ASO-22497-OE: GTN Cable, Mobile crane, 113 ft AGL, 657 ft AMSL, 36.406111,-86.366667, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-14”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2021-ASO-1375-OE: GTN Data Center, Building, 54 ft AGL, 605 ft AMSL, 36.410375,-86.371097, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2021-01-20”
    FAA · Jan. 2021 · grade A
  • Gallatin City Council: Ordinance O2007-29, second reading (final passage)
    “Ordinance #O2007-29 - Second Reading Councilman Fann presented this ordinance of the City of Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, appropriating $8,400,000.00 for Project Woolhawk utility infrastructure”
    Local government · July 2020 · grade A
  • Gallatin City Council: Ordinance O2007-29, first reading: $8,400,000 appropriation for Project Woolhawk utility infrastructure
    “Ordinance #O2007-29 - First Reading Councilman Fann presented this ordinance of the City of Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, appropriating $8,400,000.00 for Project Woolhawk utility infrastructure”
    Local government · July 2020 · grade A
  • Rezoning date: June 16, 2020
    “to rezone 483.36 (+/-) acres from the R1A-Residential 1A (Sumner County) District to the IR-Industrial Restrictive District”
    Local government · June 2020 · grade A
  • annexation: approved
    “annexing five (5) parcels totaling 524.14 (+/-) Acres (Tax Map//Parcel - 111//002.00; 112//013.02; (P/O) 105//047.00; (P/O) 105//048.00; and 111//118.00”
    Local government · June 2020 · grade A
  • rezoning: approved (second reading)
    “totaling 646.61 (+/-) Acres, located south of Roundtree Drive, west of Brights Lane, and north of Hartsville Pike”
    Local government · June 2020 · grade A
  • Gallatin City Council: Resolutions R2006-30 (Plan of Services) and R2006-31 (annexation of 524.14 acres); Ordinance O2006-25 (rezoning 646.61 acres to IR-Industrial Restrictive)
    “Resolution #R2006-31 Councilwoman Love presented this resolution of the City of Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, annexing five (5) parcels totaling 524.14 (+/-) Acres”
    Local government · June 2020 · grade A
  • building permit: Temporary certificate of occupancy: issued
    “Permit number: BSCERT-009799-2026 · Type: Temporary certificate of occupancy - commercial · Status: issued · Job value: $485,000,000 · Effective date: Sept. 25, 2026 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 (area 5) - temporary certificate of occupancy”
    Local building-permit records · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-006667-2024 · Type: Electrical for commercial - new construction · Status: complete · Effective date: Aug. 28, 2026 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 (area 5) - 600 amps”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-006769-2024 · Type: Electrical for commercial - low voltage · Status: complete · Effective date: Aug. 28, 2026 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 (area 5) - low voltage security raceways”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-006770-2024 · Type: Electrical for commercial - fire alarm electrical · Status: complete · Effective date: Aug. 28, 2026 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 (area 5) - electrical for fire alarm”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Mechanical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSMC-2024-001085 · Type: Mechanical for commercial - new construction · Status: complete · Effective date: Aug. 28, 2026 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 (area 5) - mechanical”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Fire systems for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSFSYS-2025-001171 · Type: Fire systems for commercial - fire sprinkler · Status: complete · Job value: $700,000,000 · Effective date: Aug. 13, 2026 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 (area 5) - fire sprinkler system”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • site listing (city developments register): listed under construction
    “Gallatin Industrial Data Center (Facebook), a 982,500 square foot data center and associated infrastructure, on 805.81 +/- acres”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-009130-2026 · Type: Electrical for commercial - new construction · Status: complete · Effective date: May 20, 2026 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 iwm building - 400amp electrical”
    Local building-permit records · May 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-009143-2026 · Type: Electrical for commercial - low voltage · Status: complete · Effective date: May 20, 2026 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 iwm building - low voltage security”
    Local building-permit records · May 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Mechanical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSMC-2026-001369 · Type: Mechanical for commercial - new construction · Status: complete · Effective date: May 20, 2026 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 iwm building - mechanical”
    Local building-permit records · May 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Fire systems for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSFSYS-2025-001169 · Type: Fire systems for commercial - fire sprinkler · Status: complete · Job value: $700,000,000 · Effective date: May 7, 2026 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5E1 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 area ssb (5e1) - fire sprinkler system & fire pump”
    Local building-permit records · May 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Fire systems for commercial: issued
    “Permit number: BSFSYS-2025-001077 · Type: Fire systems for commercial - fire alarm · Status: issued · Effective date: May 19, 2025 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #5 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 5 (area 5) - fire alarm system”
    Local building-permit records · May 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-003330-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - new construction · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Oct. 28, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area c/d - electrical ri above ceiling & final”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-003553-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - low voltage · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Oct. 28, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area c/d - low voltage security raceways”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-003555-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - fire alarm electrical · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Oct. 28, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area c/d - fire alarm raceways”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Industrial building: complete
    “Permit number: BSIND-2022-000013 · Type: Industrial building - industrial building individual section · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Oct. 28, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area c/d”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Mechanical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSMC-2022-000472 · Type: Mechanical for commercial - new construction · Status: complete · Effective date: Oct. 16, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area c/d - mechanical HVAC”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Industrial building: complete
    “Permit number: BSIND-2022-000012 · Type: Industrial building - industrial building individual section · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Sept. 18, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area a/b”
    Local building-permit records · Sept. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-003329-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - new construction · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Aug. 27, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area a/b - electrical ri above ceiling & final”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-003549-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - low voltage · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Aug. 27, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area a/b - low voltage security raceways”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-003550-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - fire alarm electrical · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Aug. 27, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area a/b - fire alarm raceways”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Mechanical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSMC-2022-000471 · Type: Mechanical for commercial - new construction · Status: complete · Effective date: Aug. 14, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area a/b - mechanical HVAC”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Fire systems for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSFSYS-2022-000410 · Type: Fire systems for commercial - fire sprinkler · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Aug. 1, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area a/b - fire sprinkler”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-003331-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - new construction · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: July 3, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area e - electrical ri above ceiling & final”
    Local building-permit records · July 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Industrial building: complete
    “Permit number: BSIND-2022-000014 · Type: Industrial building - industrial building individual section · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: July 2, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area e”
    Local building-permit records · July 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-003556-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - low voltage · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: June 13, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area e - low voltage security raceways”
    Local building-permit records · June 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSEC-003557-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - fire alarm electrical · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: June 13, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area e - fire alarm raceways”
    Local building-permit records · June 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Fire systems for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSFSYS-2022-000411 · Type: Fire systems for commercial - fire sprinkler · Status: complete · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: June 7, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area e - fire sprinkler”
    Local building-permit records · June 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Mechanical for commercial: complete
    “Permit number: BSMC-2022-000473 · Type: Mechanical for commercial - new construction · Status: complete · Effective date: May 23, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #3 · Description: 1 meta loop gtn 3 area e - mechanical HVAC”
    Local building-permit records · May 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: expired
    “Permit number: BSEC-003340-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - new construction · Status: expired · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Jan. 23, 2024 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #4 · Description: Permit withdrawn; see email attached - 1 meta loop gtn 4 area c/d - electrical ri above ceiling &”
    Local building-permit records · Jan. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Industrial building: expired
    “Permit number: BSIND-2022-000017 · Type: Industrial building - industrial building individual section · Status: expired · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Dec. 28, 2023 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #4 · Description: Permit withdrawn; see email attached - 1 meta loop gtn 4 - area e”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: expired
    “Permit number: BSEC-003560-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - low voltage · Status: expired · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: April 3, 2023 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #4 · Description: Permit withdrawn; see email attached - 1 meta loop gtn 4 area c/d - security raceways”
    Local building-permit records · April 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: expired
    “Permit number: BSEC-003561-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - fire alarm electrical · Status: expired · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: April 3, 2023 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #4 · Description: Permit withdrawn; see email attached - 1 meta loop gtn 4 area c/d - fire alarm raceways”
    Local building-permit records · April 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: expired
    “Permit number: BSEC-003562-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - low voltage · Status: expired · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: April 3, 2023 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #4 · Description: Permit withdrawn: see email attached - 1 meta loop gtn 4 area e - security raceways”
    Local building-permit records · April 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: expired
    “Permit number: BSEC-003563-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - fire alarm electrical · Status: expired · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: April 3, 2023 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #4 · Description: Permit withdrawn: see email attached - 1 meta loop gtn 4 area e - fire alarm raceways”
    Local building-permit records · April 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical for commercial: expired
    “Permit number: BSEC-003341-2022 · Type: Electrical for commercial - new construction · Status: expired · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Feb. 27, 2023 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #4 · Description: Permit withdrawn; see email attached - 1 meta loop gtn 4 area e - electrical ri above ceiling & fi”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Industrial building: expired
    “Permit number: BSIND-2022-000016 · Type: Industrial building - industrial building individual section · Status: expired · Job value: $790,000,000 · Effective date: Feb. 13, 2023 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #4 · Description: Permit withdrawn; see email attached -- 1 meta loop gtn 4 - area c/d”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Mechanical for commercial: expired
    “Permit number: BSMC-2022-000475 · Type: Mechanical for commercial - new construction · Status: expired · Effective date: Dec. 5, 2022 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #4 · Description: Permit withdrawn; see email attached - 1 meta loop gtn 4 area c/d - mechanical HVAC”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2022 · grade B
  • building permit: Mechanical for commercial: expired
    “Permit number: BSMC-2022-000476 · Type: Mechanical for commercial - new construction · Status: expired · Effective date: Dec. 5, 2022 · Address: 1 Meta Loop Un, #4 · Description: Permit withdrawn; see email attached - 1 meta loop gtn 4 area e - mechanical HVAC”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2022 · grade B
  • Gallatin City Council Committee (work session): DPR Construction request for a construction work-hours variance for Project Woolhawk (24-hour work; night rock drilling and crushing, Sep 15, 2020 - Feb 15, 2021)
    “DPR Construction is formally updating our above referenced request for variance submitted previously on 7/29/20 for formal approval by your respective offices”
    Local government · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Gallatin City Council: Ordinance O2008-30, first reading: $1,000,000 Woolhawk donation appropriated for the Gateway Drive extension
    “Councilwoman Love presented this ordinance of the City of Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, appropriating $1,000,000 from Project Woolhawk for extension of Gateway Drive”
    Local government · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Gallatin moratorium fight: 60-day pause (Jul 28, 2026), planning commission recommendation of 12 months (Aug 25), council first reading advancing a moratorium as amended to six months (Sep 15); the mayor says no data cen
    “The Gallatin City Council advanced the temporary moratorium on first reading Sept. 15”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • zoning moratorium (new data center applications): advanced on first reading - six-month moratorium (amended down from 12 months)
    “The Gallatin City Council advanced the temporary moratorium on first reading Sept. 15. The proposal initially called for a 12-month pause, but council members amended it to six months”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Gallatin City Council: Ordinance O2609-67, first reading: moratorium on accepting and processing new data center applications
    “The Gallatin City Council advanced the temporary moratorium on first reading Sept. 15”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Opposition: Councilman Pascal Jouvence's moratorium campaign and PILOT criticism (2026); no organized opposition to the Meta campus itself at approval in 2020
    “Jouvence, who wasn't in office when the Meta deal was approved, wants Gallatin to take a step back before taking another step forward. He's pushing a one-year moratorium on data center development”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission: Recommendation of a 12-month moratorium on new data center applications
    “The Gallatin Planning Commission voted Aug. 25 to recommend a 12-month moratorium”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Gallatin City Council: 60-day pause on new data center applications approved while a formal moratorium was considered
    “On July 28, the city council approved a 60-day pause on new data center applications. Commissioners are expected to consider a broader moratorium at a meeting later this month”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Aggregator digest (never opened, search-result evidence only) reports planning approval for a ~135,000 sq ft tent-like data center building on the campus to speed AI deployment
    “Meta secured planning approval for a ~135,000 sq ft data-center building housed in waterproof tent-like structures on its existing Gallatin campus”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • site plan (third-phase building): filed
    “The city planning commission is set to hold a public work session involving the project on April 29. No votes will be taken at that meeting”
    News report · April 2024 · grade C
  • Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission: Public work session on Meta's third-phase 278,000 sq ft data center building site plan
    “Meta Platforms Inc. is seeking approval from the city of Gallatin to build another data center on its 800-acre site”
    News report · April 2024 · grade C
  • special use (solar plant): denied
    “Commissioners Erika Sugarmon, David Bradford Jr., Shante Avant, Henri Brooks and Mickell Lowery voted in favor of the solar project”
    News report · Feb. 2024 · grade C
  • Shelby County Board of Commissioners denied the special-use resolution for RWE's WR Graceland Solar farm, the Green Invest plant whose output was allocated to Gallatin; RWE's project page remained live as of October 2026
    “A proposed solar farm that was slated to occupy about 600 acres of land in Millington was denied by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners Monday evening”
    News report · Feb. 2024 · grade C
  • Shelby County Board of Commissioners: Special-use resolution for RWE's WR Graceland Solar farm (150 MW, near Millington), whose output was allocated to the Gallatin campus
    “A proposed solar farm that was slated to occupy about 600 acres of land in Millington was denied by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners Monday evening, amid fervent opposition from residents”
    News report · Feb. 2024 · grade C
  • Gallatin City Council: Approval of the PILOT incentive package for Project Woolhawk (Industrial Development Board program)
    “In May, 2020, the city of Gallatin, Tennessee, voted to provide nearly $20 million in tax breaks to an entity called 'Project Woolhawk' that proposed building a data center in the area”
    News report · May 2020 · grade C
  • IRB/abatement ordinance: approved
    “In May, 2020, the city of Gallatin, Tennessee, voted to provide nearly $20 million in tax breaks to an entity called "Project Woolhawk"”
    News report · May 2020 · grade C
Legal (1)
  • Current target date: Nov. 14, 2024
    “Meta is thrilled to announce that the Gallatin Data Center is now serving traffic”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
Site and other (28)
  • Parcel IDs: Tax Map 111/002.00; 112/013.02; 105/047.00 (p/o); 105/048.00 (p/o); 111/118.00
    “annexation of five (5) parcels totaling 524.14 (+/-) Acres (Tax Map//Parcel - 111//002.00; 112//013.02; (P/O) 105//047.00; (P/O) 105//048.00; and 111//118.00)”
    Local government · June 2020 · grade A
  • Name: Meta Gallatin Data Center
    “Meta is thrilled to announce that the Gallatin Data Center is now serving traffic”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • County code: Sumner County, TN (47165)
    “Gallatin Industrial Data Center (Facebook), a 982,500 square foot data center and associated infrastructure, on 805.81 +/- acres”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Construction stage: operating (first buildings) with expansion construction continuing
    “Meta is thrilled to announce that the Gallatin Data Center is now serving traffic”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stage: operating
    “Meta is thrilled to announce that the Gallatin Data Center is now serving traffic”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Acres: 805.81 acres
    “a 982,500 square foot data center and associated infrastructure, on 805.81 +/- acres, located south of Roundtree Drive, west of Bright's Lane, and north of Hartsville Pike”
    Local government · July 2026 · grade B
  • County code: 47165
    “From the beginning, we have been committed to being an active part of the Sumner County community and investing in its long-term vitality.”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • Project status: operating - serving traffic since November 14, 2024; campus not yet fully built out (expansion paused, expected to resume by Q1 2027 per 2026 reporting)
    “Meta is thrilled to announce that the Gallatin Data Center is now serving traffic.”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • Jobs operational: over 100 operational jobs at opening (Meta, Nov 2024); approximately 65 operational roles per a Meta spokesperson in 2026 reporting - see conflicts
    “the facility currently supports over 100 operational jobs.”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • Operational jobs: 100 jobs
    “the facility currently supports over 100 operational jobs”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade B
  • Address: 1432 Gateway Dr, Gallatin, TN 37066
    “Project Located at 1432 Gateway Dr. Gallatin TN 37066 - UPDATED Work Hours Variance Request to City Ordinance No. 01704-33”
    Local government · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Building size sq ft initial: 982000 sq ft
    “Construction has just begun on the 982,000-square-foot facility.”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Phases: Phase 1: one 982,500 sq ft data center building (H-plan)
    “Gallatin Industrial Data Center (Facebook), a 982,500 square foot data center and associated infrastructure, on 805.81 +/- acres”
    Local government · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Groundbreaking date: Aug. 12, 2020
    “Today, we're happy to announce that we're joining the Gallatin community! We just broke ground on our newest data center, located in Sumner County”
    Company · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Workforce estimate: 1100
    “will have more than 1,100 construction workers on site at peak”
    State agency · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Water use stated: 80 percent less water than the average data center
    “This 982,000 square foot campus will use 80% less water than the average data center, be LEED Gold certified, and be supported by 100% renewable energy”
    Company · Aug. 2020 · grade B
  • Water use 2025: 53.4 million gallons in 2025 (about 2% of water sold by Gallatin Public Utilities in FY2025-26)
    “The campus used 53.4 million gallons of water in 2025, averaging about 4.5 million gallons per month, according to utility records obtained by The Tennessean.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Operational jobs: 65 jobs
    “a Meta spokesperson told WKU Public Radio that the Gallatin campus currently supports approximately 65 operational roles”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Water use stated: 53.4 million gallons (2025)
    “The campus used 53.4 million gallons of water in 2025, averaging about 4.5 million gallons per month, according to utility records obtained by The Tennessean”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction on the Gallatin project was paused in 2026 and is expected to resume by Q1 2027 (Tennessean water-use reporting, Aug 2026) - expansion timing signal for an operating campus.
    “Construction on the project was paused earlier this year but is now expected to resume by the first quarter of 2027.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Gallatin Public Utilities records published by the Tennessean: campus used 53.4 million gallons in 2025 (about 2 percent of city water sold); Meta's own 2025 Environmental Data Index reports 205 megaliters (about 54 mill
    “The campus used 53.4 million gallons of water in 2025, averaging about 4.5 million gallons per month, according to utility records obtained by The Tennessean”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Water use stated: 54
    “In its 2025 Environmental Data Index, the company reported withdrawing 205 megaliters of water - about 54 million gallons - at its Gallatin data center in 2024”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Delay (months): 11 months
    “Meta is thrilled to announce that the Gallatin Data Center is now serving traffic”
    Company · Nov. 2024 · grade C
  • Phases: Third phase: one 278,000 sq ft data center building (stretched-plus plan), filed April 2024
    “The company's newly filed project submittal shows a 278,000-square-foot data center, shaped like a stretched plus sign”
    News report · April 2024 · grade C
  • Third-phase building filed with the City of Gallatin: 278,000 sq ft, taking the campus to almost 1.9 million sq ft; project team DPR Construction, Barge Design Solutions, Burns & McDonnell
    “The company's newly filed project submittal shows a 278,000-square-foot data center, shaped like a stretched plus sign”
    News report · April 2024 · grade C
  • Meta paused development of around a dozen data centers in late 2022 to rescope designs for GPUs and liquid cooling; Gallatin's launch slipped from the expected 2023 to November 2024
    “Meta paused development of around a dozen data centers in late 2022 as part of a 'rescoping' of its designs to better cater for GPUs and liquid cooling”
    News report · Dec. 2022 · grade C
  • Original target date: 2023
    “DPR Construction recently celebrated the topping out of the first data center on the site. The campus is expected to come online in 2023”
    News report · June 2022 · grade C
  • DPR Construction celebrated topping out of the first data center building on the site
    “DPR Construction celebrated the topping out of the first data center on the site back in January 2022”
    News report · Jan. 2022 · grade C

Imagery and records: Building permits: ATTOM.