# Meta Compute **Entity class:** Meta AI-infrastructure initiative ## Definition **Meta Compute** is Meta's infrastructure initiative for expanding the data-center, energy, networking, and compute capacity required for its AI models and longer-term AI ambitions. The [[wiki/Meta El Paso Data Center|El Paso campus]] is one major physical expression of that strategy. ## Relationships - **led by:** [[wiki/Meta|Meta]]. - **physical campus:** [[wiki/Meta El Paso Data Center|Meta El Paso Data Center]]. - **capital partner:** [[wiki/BlackRock|BlackRock]]. - **resource dependencies:** energy, water, fiber, land, and technical labor. ## Sources / Provenance - [Meta — strategic venture with BlackRock, July 28, 2026](https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2026/Meta-Announces-New-Strategic-Venture-with-BlackRock-to-Develop-Data-Center-in-El-Paso/default.aspx)