South Carolina will be home to Meta data center, company says [Video]

HONOR. WYFF NEWS FOUR AT FIVE. FACEBOOK’S PARENT COMPANY, META, IS PUTTING DOWN ROOTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY. HE SAYS META WILL ESTABLISH A NEW DATA CENTER IN AIKEN COUNTY. WE’RE TOLD THE $800 MILLION INVESTMENT WILL SUPPORT 100 NEW JOBS. OFFICIALS SAY THE DATA CENTERS ELECTRICITY USE WILL BE MATCHED WITH 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY. THE AIKEN COUNTY DATA CENTER WILL BE MET AS 22ND OPERATION IN THE UNITED STATES, AND 26TH IN THE WORLD. IT’S EXPECTED TO BE U