Meta Builds 6 Ohio Data Center Tents to Halve AI Capacity Construction Time
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Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 4
Meta Builds 6 Ohio Data Center Tents to Halve AI Capacity Construction Time
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 4
Summary
Six rapid-deployment structures are up outside New Albany, Ohio, with permits showing Meta began five 125,000-square-foot tents between April and June.
Meta is using the weatherproof tents to cut data-center build times roughly in half, speeding AI capacity deployment while trimming infrastructure costs.
The Ohio site also draws on 200 megawatts of nearby modular gas turbines, pairing fast-built shelters with quick power for AI chips likely worth billions of dollars.
The push comes as Meta has struggled to get new AI models to developers; the Wall Street Journal recently reported Muse Spark was finished but its API release kept slipping.
Meta has said it may spend up to $145 billion on data centers and other capital expenditures, a plan that has weighed on the stock, down 5% this year.