Meta has erected six weather‑proof tents outside New Albany, Ohio, to house its next‑generation AI hardware. The structures, called “rapid deployment structures,” span 125,000 sq ft each and were constructed between April and June, cutting traditional build time roughly in half. Observers note the design mirrors the temporary factories Tesla used for the Model 3 rollout, as a cost‑saving measure for its cloud strategy.

City permits reveal Meta built five of the tents, each 125,000 sq ft, powered by a nearby 200‑megawatt modular gas turbine array—a setup popularized by xAI. Inside, billions of dollars worth of AI chips will operate, supporting the company’s multi‑gigawatt compute drive. The approach lets Meta defer expensive permanent construction while racing to launch its Muse Spark model in the near term.

Meta has pledged up to $145 billion for data‑center and related capital spending, a figure that has pressured its stock, which is down 5 % year‑to‑date. By housing AI hardware in tents, the company trims upfront costs and accelerates capacity rollout. The tent‑based campuses now dot several U.S. sites, turning the AI infrastructure race into a portable, modular contest.