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Entergy Gas Plant for Meta Hyperion Data Center

Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States

Source: WIRED

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Entergy is building a gas plant in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to meet power needs from Meta's Hyperion data center campus. The plant could emit nearly 5.2 million tons of greenhouse gases annually. Meta also announced plans to pay for seven new natural gas plants totaling more than five gigawatts.

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Natural Gas, Commercial
Location: Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: WIRED

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The project “Entergy Gas Plant for Meta Hyperion Data Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Power Generation (CCGT) sector, located in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from WIRED.

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Original status	under construction
Taiyo status	Under Construction
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Entergy is building a gas plant in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to meet power needs from Meta's Hyperion data center campus. The plant could emit nearly 5.2 million tons of greenhouse gases annually. Meta also announced plans to pay for seven new natural gas plants totaling more than five gigawatts.
Original sector	Energy

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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Louisiana
City	Richland Parish

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Record type	Project
Sector	Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Natural Gas, Commercial
Article published date	2026-04-25

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