🔌 Zuckerberg is building data centers the size of Manhattan: Meta will become the first company with a “supercluster” exceeding 1 gigawatt of power
While others are just trying to run AI in a browser, Mark Zuckerberg is going all-in. Meta has announced the construction of the world’s first “gigacluster” – a massive data center with electrical capacity of over 1 gigawatt.
The goal is simple – “to provide more computing power per researcher than any other company,” Zuckerberg emphasized.
In his view, if you want to lead the AI race, it’s not enough to build models – you need to give scientists and engineers the resources to launch their ideas without waiting in line for GPUs like for coffee.
For comparison: typical data centers today run on 10 to 300 megawatts. This one – a full gigawatt. That’s like lighting up all of Manhattan, not with ads, but with servers.
Why does Meta need so much energy?
The answer is simple – artificial intelligence. Meta is actively training its models, including Llama 3, and is preparing to launch an even more powerful Llama 4. That requires tens of thousands of GPUs – and sadly, they don’t run on batteries.
What do we know about the gigacluster?
- Power: over 1 gigawatt
- Built for AI services and model training
- Designed for long-term use (decades)
- Powered by renewable energy – Zuckerberg doesn’t want to anger environmentalists (or investor
đź“Ś Why does it matter?
We’re entering an era where AI giants will compete not only in megabytes, but also in megawatts. Whoever has the more powerful cluster – sets the pace.
Meta is the first, but certainly not the last. Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are already hot on its heels. This is not just a trend – it’s a new digital industrial revolution.
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