$10B Meta Lebanon AI Data Center in Indiana Needs 10 Low Voltage Systems

Meta’s newest gigawatt-scale AI campus is rising in the cornfields north of Indianapolis, and it runs on low voltage. Meta’s Lebanon, Indiana data center — a $10 billion, 1 GW campus at the state’s LEAP district — will require ten distinct low voltage systems, with an estimated $400 million in low voltage and structured infrastructure work.

Project Overview

Project data shows Meta broke ground in February 2026 on a 1,500-acre campus at the LEAP Innovation and Research District in Lebanon, Boone County. Meta describes roughly 4 million square feet across 13 buildings, including 10 data centers, representing a more than $10 billion investment and 1 GW of capacity, delivered in up to six phases.

• Project value: $10 billion+ — among the largest investments in Indiana history
• Location: LEAP district, Lebanon, IN (Boone County, northwest of Indianapolis)
• Scale: 1,500 acres; 13 buildings incl. 10 data centers; ~4M sq ft; 1 GW capacity
• Timeline: Groundbreaking February 11, 2026; phased buildout (up to six phases)
• Workforce: ~4,000 construction jobs at peak; 300+ permanent operations roles
• Infrastructure: $45M in public road improvements; $120M+ in water, road, and transmission upgrades

The Signal record carries an LV opportunity score of 10 out of 10 — the ceiling — reflecting the density of mission-critical systems a gigawatt-scale AI campus demands.

Key Players

This is a Tier 1 project with an unusually specific delivery roster — including a named electrical and low voltage partner, which is rare at this stage. Low voltage contractors should note who holds the prime relationships:

Role	Company	Notes
Owner / Operator	Meta	Developing a 1 GW AI/HPC campus
General Contractors	Turner Construction, Mortenson	Source-backed construction partners
Electrical / Low Voltage	Faith Technologies	Named campus delivery partner with electrical and low voltage scope
Power	Boone Power, Wabash Valley Power Alliance	Utility and power-planning partners

The presence of Faith Technologies as a named electrical and low voltage delivery partner is a useful signal: it points to how the fiber, structured cabling, security, and controls scopes will be organized. For regional LV specialists, that means teaming and sub-tier opportunities under an established electrical prime rather than chasing packages cold.

Low Voltage Systems Breakdown

A hyperscale AI data center is one of the most low-voltage-intensive structures built today. Signal identifies ten systems in scope on the Lebanon campus:

System	Scope	Complexity
Fiber Backbone	Campus and inter-building single-mode fiber; spine-leaf interconnect	Very High
Structured Cabling	High-density copper and fiber to compute, storage, and network rows	Very High
Outside Plant (OSP)	Duct bank, conduit, and campus fiber across 1,500 acres	High
Networking	Passive infrastructure for AI fabric and management networks	Very High
Access Control	Multi-layer perimeter, mantrap, and cage-level credentialing	High
CCTV / Video Surveillance	Full-coverage IP video, analytics, and retention	High
Fire Alarm & Detection	VESDA aspirating detection, clean-agent interface, mass notification	Very High
BMS / Building Controls	Cooling, power, and environmental monitoring integration	Very High
DAS	In-building cellular and public-safety radio coverage	Medium
Grounding & Bonding	Signal reference grid, lightning protection, equipment bonding	High

Estimated Low Voltage Value

Signal estimates the low voltage and structured infrastructure opportunity at approximately $400 million — roughly 4% of the $10 billion campus value, a benchmark consistent with hyperscale data center construction where mission-critical cabling, physical security, and controls carry an outsized share of the technology budget.

That figure is not a single award. It represents the aggregate LV scope across ten data centers, delivered across up to six phases. For contractors, the takeaway is scale: even a single-system package on one Lebanon building can exceed the total value of a typical commercial project — and with a named electrical prime already on the campus, the path to that work runs through established teaming relationships.

Skills & Certifications

Winning work on a hyperscale AI campus requires credentials well beyond standard commercial LV. Expect owners and primes to require:

• BICSI RCDD and DCDC (Data Center Design Consultant) — the baseline for mission-critical cabling design
• BICSI INSTC / INSTF and FOA CFOT — certified fiber installation and termination at scale
• NICET Fire Alarm Level II+ with VESDA / aspirating detection and clean-agent experience
• Manufacturer certifications for access control and IP video (Genetec, Lenel, Software House, Axis)
• IEEE / BICSI grounding and bonding competency for signal reference grids and lightning protection
• OT / BMS integration and IEC 62443 awareness for controls-network cybersecurity
• Capacity to work as a sub-tier partner to an electrical prime on a multi-phase hyperscale schedule

Market Signal

The Lebanon campus makes Indiana a marquee node in the national AI infrastructure buildout — part of a cluster Signal is now tracking, from the Oracle-OpenAI Stargate campuses in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Texas to Meta’s own gigawatt site in Louisiana. Every one carries a perfect 10 LV opportunity score and the same ten-system profile.

For low voltage contractors, this is a structural shift. AI infrastructure is concentrating enormous, cabling-dense, security-heavy scopes into a handful of megasites — and with an established electrical prime already delivering the Lebanon campus, Boone County is a fresh market with a $400M LV opportunity and a clear path in for qualified sub-tier partners.

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