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Facebook’s massive Utah data center will be even bigger than originally planned

Facebook’s massive Eagle Mountain Data Center hasn’t opened, but the company has already announced plans to expand it by 50%. On Wednesday, the social media giant said it’s adding more than 500,000 square feet to the project.

The original plan called for an H-shaped, 970,000-square-foot building. With the addition of a second building, the project will now encompass almost 1.5 million square feet.

“We anticipate with this expansion, this data center will represent an investment of more than $1 billion,” the company said in a statement. “And, once completed, the Eagle Mountain Data Center will support over 200 jobs.