Meta putting up tents across the US to house AI servers, like ‘a scene out of the movie Mad Max’ — structures take three months to build and use jet engines for power

Meta is using tents to house AI servers in the U.S., a departure from traditional data center structures. The company has already built or is constructing three data centers using this strategy, with one site in Ohio featuring five tent structures spanning 125,000 square feet each. This approach, inspired by Elon Musk's rapid data center deployment, allows Meta to quickly meet the growing demand for compute power. The use of jet engines for power and behind-the-meter energy sources enables Meta to bring data centers online faster, with plans to expand capacity significantly in the coming years. This unconventional approach has drawn comparisons to a scene from Mad Max but showcases Meta's innovative tactics in the AI infrastructure race.