Meta Sarpy Data center
Sarpy County, NE
Source: OpenStreetMap
Meta Sarpy Data center is a mapped data center in Sarpy County, NE, operated by Facebook USA, Inc. and ultimately owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 625,288 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Overview
source: linkMeta Sarpy is a mapped data center in Sarpy County, Nebraska, operated by Facebook USA, Inc. and ultimately owned by Meta Platforms, Inc. The site covers 625,288 square feet and draws electricity from Omaha Public Power District within the SWPP balancing authority.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMeta Platforms, Inc.
- Files asFacebook USA, Inc.
- This facilityMeta Sarpy Data center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: SPP · gridstatus- Wind40.1%
- Coal24.7%
- Natural Gas24.7%
- Nuclear6.2%
- Hydro4.2%
Real-time generation mix for the SPP grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 9:25 AM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
In the news
source: Google News- US Army Warns Lawmakers Draft Legislation Risks Data Center PushBloomberg· Jun 5, 2026
- AI Data Center Boom Risks Breakup of Biggest US Power Grid OperatorBloomberg· Jun 4, 2026
- Did Mark Zuckerberg's data center 'dry up' Rio Grande? Here's what records showSnopes· Jun 4, 2026
- China fueling anti-data center sentiment across US, Trump admin and ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary claimNew York Post· May 29, 2026
- AI data centre power surge threatens US grid stability and consumer costsGreen Building Africa· May 22, 2026
- Balancing Data Center Growth with American Agriculture | Market IntelAmerican Farm Bureau Federation· Apr 23, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77These tax breaks are recorded to Meta Platforms, Inc. (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
Nebraska reported $5.7M in Data Centers sales/use tax exemption (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-2704.62) for FY2025 (Nebraska Department of Revenue). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Omaha), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Westmont Elementary School in Omaha, is 2.4 mi from this site (271 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.