Data center company plans to invest $10 billion in Meridian by Michael Goldberg, Mississippi Today January 9, 2025 A Dallas-based data center developer will locate its next campus in Meridian, a $10 billion investment in the area, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday. The company, Compass Datacenters, will build eight data centers in the Meridian area over eight years, Reeves said.
Amazon coming to Mississippi with plans to create jobs … and electricity Mississippi Power will supply approximately 500 megawatts of power to the Meridian facility, Reeves said. Data centers house computer servers that power numerous digital services, including online shopping, entertainment streaming and file storage. Republican Sen. Jeff Tate, who represents Lauderdale County, said the investment was a long time coming for the east Mississippi city of Meridian.