- Meta plans more AI data centers as part of its $600 billion spending
- He wants to reduce emissions and replace the water he uses
- Stocks are already down 17% this month, but why?
Meta has committed to investing $600 billion in infrastructure, AI and jobs in the United States by 2028 as part of a broader plan to “[reinforce] America’s technological leadership.
As part of the plan, Meta will continue to build more AI data centers in the United States, which it says supports local economies and creates jobs, but the company intends to do all of this with a focus on sustainable, community-centered infrastructure.
The company says it has already supported more than 30,000 skilled jobs since 2010, bringing $20 billion in revenue to U.S. contractors.
As growing demand for AI creates the need for ever more data centers, Meta says it is deepening its sustainability initiatives: “For our energy and water needs, we work closely with utilities to plan and meet our energy needs, and we pay energy costs that benefit our data centers.
Meta already claims to have completed “hundreds of millions” of grid infrastructure upgrades in the United States, adding an additional 15 gigawatts of energy to power grids.
According to its 2025 Sustainability Report, Meta already combines 100% of its energy use with clean, renewable energy across its operations, but sustainability is so much more. It also wants to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% from the 2021 level by 2031, and for third-party suppliers affecting its scope 3 emissions, it also wants to maintain that 2021 level.
“We are restoring water to watersheds in areas that host our data centers and plan to be water positive by 2030,” the company added in its latest announcement. Its sustainability report adds a little more context: Meta intends to replace 100% of that water in medium-stress areas and double it in high-stress areas.
In terms of local economies, Zuckerberg’s company is committed to using local labor and materials where possible while investing money in upskilling programs. “We gave $58 million to schools, nonprofits and community projects” through Data Center Community Action Grants, Meta said.
In many ways, it’s a victory over rival tech companies, like OpenAI and Apple, both of which have committed to spending $500 billion in the United States.
Despite a 26% year-over-year increase in revenue last quarter, Meta’s stock price fell more than 17% after the results were announced in late October.
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