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Meta and BlackRock partner on $14 billion El Paso data center venture; major co-investment model for multi-GW AI compute infrastructure.

Validates alternative financing (asset-manager co-investment) for large-scale data center deployment.
NewswireSlicast · July 29, 2026 · US · Source: Reuters
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