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When Facebook chose to build its data center in Los Lunas rather than at a site in Utah, the company said the project could consist of up to six buildings, each costing $250 million.

“We couldn’t be more impressed with the fast pace of the teams working on the data center,” the Facebook post said of the first phase. “We want to build on this strong momentum …”

To entice the company to New Mexico, Facebook was promised up to $30 billion in industrial revenue bonds, $10 million in Local Economic Development Act funding and tax reimbursements of up to $1.6 million.

“This is exciting news for New Mexico,” Gov. Susana Martinez said in a statement released eary Tuesday. “We’re proud to have a cutting-edge high-tech company like Facebook as a partner as we move forward in diversifying New Mexico’s economy.”

Facebook said the second building, like the first, will be “one of the most advanced and energy efficient data center facilities in the world,” featuring the latest in server, storage and network designs.

Also, it will be run with “100 percent clean and renewable energy,” under the solar energy arrangement it has made with Public Service Company of New Mexico.

PNM will invest a total of $45 million in three solar plants through a contract with Facebook that commits the company to supply all of the data center’s power with renewable energy.

Two of New Mexico’s largest homegrown solar companies, Affordable Solar and Array Technologies, have been chosen to build the solar arrays and supply needed equipment.

Facebook said its first construction phase has had an average of 150 workers on site daily, “logging more than 280,000 hours of work on the project, moving 3,200,000 cubic yards of dirt, and pouring more than 30,000 cubic yards of concrete.”

Economic Development Secretary Matt Geisel said in the state’s news release, “After experiencing all New Mexico has to offer, Facebook is doubling down on their investment. We’ve seen it again and again, when we bring companies to New Mexico, good things happen.”