Meta has built six weatherproof tents, which it calls "rapid deployment structures," outside New Albany, Ohio, to house billions of dollars of AI chips and cut data center construction time in half. The strategy borrows from Tesla's use of tents during Model 3 production and from xAI's reliance on off-grid gas turbines, with Meta's Ohio site powered by 200 megawatts of modular gas turbines. The move comes as Meta plans to spend up to $145 billion on data centers and other capital expenditures, a figure that has weighed on its stock.

Meta has adopted a strategy pioneered by Tesla, constructing rapid deployment data centers in tents to accelerate construction timelines and reduce costs. These tent structures, located outside New Albany, Ohio, house AI chips and are powered by nearby modular gas turbines. The move is part of Meta's broader $145 billion investment in data centers and capital expenditures amid the competitive AI race.