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   Meta says it wants to invest $600 billion in US infrastructure and jobs by   
   2028   
      
   Date:   
   Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:24:53 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Meta pledges $600 billion spending splurge by 2028 to grow its AI   
   infrastructure, while supporting jobs and local economies.   
      
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   Meta has pledged to invest $600 billion into US infrastructure, AI and jobs    
   by 2028 as part of a broader plan to [reinforce] Americas technological   
   leadership.    
      
   As part of the plan, Meta will continue to build more AI data centers across   
   the US, which it says supports local economies and creates jobs, but the   
   company intends to do all of this while focusing on sustainable and   
   community-centric infrastructure.    
      
   The company says it has already supported over 30,000 skilled trade jobs    
   since 2010, contributing $20 billion in business to US subcontractors.   
      
   Meta to build more data centers to support the US economy and workers   
      
   With surging AI demand creating the need for more and more data centers, Meta   
   says its drilling down on its sustainability initiatives: For both our energy   
   and water needs, we work closely with utilities to plan for and meet our   
   energy needs, and we pay for the energy costs that benefit our data centers.    
      
   Already, Meta claims its made hundreds of millions of upgrades to the grid   
   infrastructure in the US, adding an additional 15 gigawatts of energy to    
   power grids.    
      
   Already, Meta matches 100% of its used energy with clean and renewable energy   
   across its operations, per its 2025 Sustainability Report , but    
   sustainability is so much more. It also wants to reduce its Scope 1 and 2   
   emissions by 42% compared with the 2021 level by 2031, and for third-party   
   vendors affecting its Scope 3 emissions, it also wants to keep to that 2021   
   level.    
      
   We restore water to watersheds in the areas that host ourdata centers, and   
   plan to be water positive by 2030, the company added in its latest   
   announcement. Its Sustainability Report adds some more context  Meta intends   
   to replace 100% of this water in medium-stress areas, and double it in   
   high-stress areas.    
      
   In terms of local economies, Zuckerbergs company commits to using local labor   
   and materials where possible while ploughing cash into upskilling schemes.   
   Weve given $58 million to schools, nonprofits, and community projects via    
   Data Center Community Action Grants, Meta explained.    
      
   In many ways, this is a one-up on rival tech companies, like OpenAI and    
   Apple, which have both committed to $500 billion spends in the US.    
      
   Despite a 26% year-over-year rise in revenue last quarter, Meta share prices   
   have taken more than a 17% plummet following the earnings announcement at the   
   end of October.    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-says-it-wants-to-invest-usd600-billion-in-u   
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