Claims
A verdict applies only to the wording shown.
Company claims are shown as stated; they are not findings.
Power · Meta Lebanon
ContradictedA question DataCenterData examined; no one is quoted.
Checked 11 September 2026 · Next check: no trigger recorded
Reading Meta Lebanon's 1 GW design as current measured grid demand.
What the evidence supports
Meta describes a 1 GW campus and reported a February 2026 groundbreaking. The reviewed sources do not establish current metered load, a completed buildout or a comparable utility-service commitment.
Biggest limitation
Limitation: none recorded.
Water & cooling · Meta Lebanon
Sources re-read on 14 September 2026 (software-assisted second check, not an outside audit)
UnknownA question DataCenterData examined; no one is quoted.
Checked 14 September 2026 · Next check: Operating water withdrawal, consumption or utility records after the campus begins service
Closed-loop liquid cooling means the Meta Lebanon campus will use no water.
What the evidence supports
Meta says the design will recirculate cooling water and use zero water for a majority of the year. That is narrower than zero annual or total campus water use and remains a future design claim until operating measurements exist.
Biggest limitation
Actual annual withdrawal and consumption, potable and nonpotable shares…
Still unknown
Actual annual withdrawal and consumption, potable and nonpotable shares, the heat-rejection architecture used in operation, and operating measurements.
Investment · Meta Lebanon
Company claimSaid by Meta · company statement · 11 February 2026 →
Checked 11 September 2026 · Next check: first phase completion or executed agreement publication
More than $10 billion
What the evidence supports
Meta said this on 11 February 2026. DataCenterData has not found an independent record that confirms or contradicts it; it is shown as the company’s statement, not as a finding either way.
Biggest limitation
Completed or placed-in-service capital.
Jobs · Meta Lebanon
Company claimSaid by Meta · company statement · 11 February 2026 →
Checked 11 September 2026 · Next check: first phase completion or executed agreement publication
Approximately 300
What the evidence supports
Meta said this on 11 February 2026. DataCenterData has not found an independent record that confirms or contradicts it; it is shown as the company’s statement, not as a finding either way.
Biggest limitation
Operating payroll and delivery schedule.
Jobs · Meta Lebanon
Company claimSaid by Meta · company statement · 11 February 2026 →
Checked 11 September 2026 · Next check: first phase completion or executed agreement publication
More than 4,000 at peak
What the evidence supports
Meta said this on 11 February 2026. DataCenterData has not found an independent record that confirms or contradicts it; it is shown as the company’s statement, not as a finding either way.
Biggest limitation
Observed peak, period and job-years.
Power · Meta Lebanon
Company claimSaid by Meta · company statement · 11 February 2026 →
Checked 11 September 2026 · Next check: first phase completion or executed agreement publication
1 GW designed capacity
What the evidence supports
Meta said this on 11 February 2026. DataCenterData has not found an independent record that confirms or contradicts it; it is shown as the company’s statement, not as a finding either way.
Biggest limitation
Contracted, energized and measured load.
Community impact · Meta Lebanon
Sources re-read on 21 September 2026 (software-assisted second check, not an outside audit)
Not independently verifiedSaid by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation · government record · 11 February 2026 →
Checked 21 September 2026 · Next check: first phase completion or executed agreement publication
Meta will make a $1.5 million annual city payment for each completed phase, up to six phases.
What the evidence supports
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation announcement describes a $1.5 million annual city payment for each completed phase, up to six phases. It establishes what the agency announced, not the controlling contract terms or payment delivery.
Biggest limitation
Executed agreement, phase-completion definition, first due date and receipts.
Taxes & incentives · Meta Lebanon
SupportedSaid by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation · government record · 11 February 2026 →
Checked 11 September 2026 · Next check: first phase completion or executed agreement publication
35 years, extendable to 50
What the evidence supports
35 years, extendable to 50
Biggest limitation
Controlling agreement and exemptions claimed.
Water & cooling · Meta Lebanon
Company claimSaid by Meta · company statement · 11 February 2026 →
Checked 11 September 2026 · Next check: first phase completion or executed agreement publication
Closed-loop liquid cooling; zero cooling water for most of the year
What the evidence supports
Meta said this on 11 February 2026. DataCenterData has not found an independent record that confirms or contradicts it; it is shown as the company’s statement, not as a finding either way.
Biggest limitation
Operating configuration, total site water and measured consumption.
Power · Meta Lebanon
Company claimSaid by Meta · company statement · 11 February 2026 →
Checked 11 September 2026 · Next check: first phase completion or executed agreement publication
Meta says it will pay its full energy and utility costs
What the evidence supports
Meta said this on 11 February 2026. DataCenterData has not found an independent record that confirms or contradicts it; it is shown as the company’s statement, not as a finding either way.
Biggest limitation
Utility contract and regulatory cost-allocation record.
History
Correction · 12 September 2026 · Software-assisted second check
meta-lebanon → Water / cooling
Field Water / cooling
From Partially supported; unknowns not recorded
To Not independently verified; operating water unknowns and the future design scope are explicit
Why The second review found that a literal zero-water conclusion is not established by Meta's narrower future design statement.
Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.
Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update
meta-lebanon → Water / cooling
Field Water / cooling
From Not independently verified
To Unknown
Why The prior label is defined for an unverified statement by a non-company party. This card tests a common inference instead; the reviewed company source does not establish annual or total campus water use.
Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.
Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update
Field Investment
From Not independently verified
To Company claim
Why The exact investment figure is a Meta projection. The government announcement repeats it but does not establish completed or placed-in-service capital.
Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.
Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update
Field Permanent jobs
From Not independently verified
To Company claim
Why The figure is a company projection; neither cited announcement is an observed payroll or employment record.
Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.
Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update
meta-lebanon → Construction jobs
Field Construction jobs
From Not independently verified
To Company claim
Why The peak construction-jobs figure is a company projection, not an observed workforce count or job-years measure.
Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.
Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update
meta-lebanon → City impact payment
Field City impact payment
From Not independently verified
To Supported
Why The government announcement supports the stated term. It does not establish an executed agreement, a due date or any payment received.
Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.
Correction · 21 September 2026 · Editorial classification update
meta-lebanon → City impact payment
Field City impact payment
From Supported
To Not independently verified
Why The economic-development announcement establishes that the term was announced, but the controlling agreement and any payment records remain unavailable.
Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.
Correction · 21 September 2026 · Editorial classification update
meta-lebanon → City impact payment
Field City impact payment
From $1.5 million annually per completed phase, up to six phases
To Meta will make a $1.5 million annual city payment for each completed phase, up to six phases.
Why The revised wording tests the future payment described in IEDC's announcement while distinguishing it from an executed agreement or delivered payment.
Evidence No additional evidence link; see the linked record or claim.
Correction · 14 September 2026 · Editorial classification update
meta-lebanon → State sales-tax exemption
Field State sales-tax exemption
From Not independently verified
To Supported
Why The government announcement supports the stated term. It does not establish the controlling agreement or exemptions actually claimed.
Evidence re-reading of the sources already cited on this claim; no new source.
Timeline
Groundbreaking announced
Meta and IEDC publish matching investment, capacity, jobs and phase framing. All operating outcomes remain prospective.
Payment trigger described, date unknown
IEDC: $1.5 million annual city payment attaches to each completed phase, up to six phases. Agreement text and “completed phase” definition remain missing.
Performance-based sales-tax exemption
IEDC: 35-year data-center sales-tax exemption for a minimum $1 billion eligible capital within the first six years, with extensions available up to 50 years on additional capital thresholds. Eligibility to claim follows investment/jobs—not automatic cash.
Cooling, power, jobs and taxes become testable
Metered use, payroll, exemption claims and local receipts should replace design projections when records exist.
Source evidence
- Meta — Lebanon project announcement →Company source · 11 Feb 2026 · investment, capacity, jobs, cooling, infrastructure and ratepayer claims
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation — groundbreaking release →Government source · 11 Feb 2026 · phases, buildings/acreage, jobs, city payment and incentive thresholds
- Machine-readable claim ledger →DataCenterData normalization · version 0.2
- Classification methodology →Why “not yet due,” “announced” and “not verifiable” are distinct
Review date follows the meta-lebanon record check token; it is not advanced merely because announcement details were reorganized.
Recorded information
What this page records, grouped by topic, with the source's units and qualifications. Company-reported values stay labeled as company-reported. Related listings are shown separately.
Reviewed record meta-lebanon
Campus · Meta.
Meta and IEDC reported a February 2026 groundbreaking; 1 GW is a company design claim, not measured load. IEDC describes 13 buildings, including 10 data-center buildings, across 1,500 acres.
Location and precision
- Lebanon, IN · Boone County (Place centre, not the site)
Roles
- Owner: Meta
- Developer: Meta
- Operator: Meta
Lifecycle
- Recorded status: construction
Meta and IEDC reported a February 2026 groundbreaking; the underlying community-payment agreement has not been reviewed.
Area, acreage and buildings
- Site area: 1500
Meta and IEDC reported a February 2026 groundbreaking; 1 GW is a company design claim, not measured load. IEDC describes 13 buildings, including 10 data-center buildings, across 1,500 acres.
Power capacity
- Capacity: 1000
Company design claim; electric-demand, critical-IT-load and utility-contract boundaries are not established in the reviewed source.
- Power detail: 1 GW designed capacity once operational
Recorded with its stated kind; not a measured load and not comparable across records.
- ISO / RTO: MISO
- Serving utility: Wabash Valley Power Alliance / Boone REMC
Cooling, water, PUE and WUE
- Cooling and water: Meta says closed-loop liquid cooling will recirculate water and use zero cooling water for most of the year; no operating result exists yet.
Permits, incentives, jobs and proceedings
- Projected permanent jobs: approximately 300
not reconciled; enforceable deadline not established
Announced job figures are not observed headcount. Different scopes stay separate.
- Announced investment: more than $10 billion
Announced figure, not spending.
- Incentives and commitments: 35-year state sales-tax exemption for at least $1B eligible capital with extensions; $1.5M annual city impact payment for each completed phase; Meta says it will invest more than $120M in water and other infrastructure.
- Construction jobs: more than 4,000 at peak
Announced job figures are not observed headcount. Different scopes stay separate.
Sources, dates, limitations and corrections
- Fields with recorded verification: owner; groundbreaking; design claim
Only the fields in this list are recorded as verified. A stored number outside this list is not treated as verified.
- Sources: 2 cited sources, listed on this page
Not yet recorded here: Connectivity · Services · Certifications and design ratings · Rack density · Availability · Specification links and contact.
Next research question
- Obtain the underlying impact-payment and utility agreements; track each of up to six phases separately and test Meta's ratepayer and water claims after operation.
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Data + actions
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