Entergy's 3 Natural Gas Power Plants for Meta AI Data Center
Sector: Solar • Location: Louisiana, United States
Source: AInvest
Entergy has received approval to build three natural gas power plants in Louisiana to supply electricity to Meta's 400 million sq ft AI data center. The data center is designed to support advanced AI models and is projected to consume up to 5 gigawatts annually. The project includes new transmission lines and plans to purchase 1.5 gigawatts of solar energy to complement the plants, aiming to balan
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Solar, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Natural Gas
- Location
- Louisiana, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- AInvest
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Description | Entergy has received approval to build three natural gas power plants in Louisiana to supply electricity to Meta's 400 million sq ft AI data center. The data center is designed to support advanced AI models and is projected to consume up to 5 gigawatts annually. The project includes new transmission lines and plans to purchase 1.5 gigawatts of solar energy to complement the plants, aiming to balance energy reliability with environmental concerns. |
Original sector | Utilities |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Louisiana |
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Source | AInvest |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Solar, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Natural Gas |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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