Meta — Ashburn, Virginia AI Data Center

Meta’s Ashburn, Virginia data center campus is one of the company’s largest in the United States and a primary hub for AI training and inference. Northern Virginia’s combination of cheap power, fiber density, and proximity to the internet backbone makes it ideal for Meta’s scale. The Ashburn facilities host massive NVIDIA GPU clusters — including next-generation H100 and H200 systems — that Meta uses to train the Llama family of open-source models. Infrastructure here supports real-time AI inference for Facebook Reels recommendation (which Meta has credited with a 30%+ engagement increase), Instagram AI-driven feed ranking, and WhatsApp message filtering. Meta has signed a landmark 6.6 GW nuclear PPA with Oklo and TerraPower to power its US facilities with clean energy long-term, with Virginia facilities among the primary beneficiaries. Meta’s custom MTIA (Meta Training and Inference Accelerator) chips are deployed at scale in Ashburn for cost-efficient inference. The campus co-locates with Meta’s backbone network nodes that connect its US data center fleet.