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Meta Data Center Power Plant Project

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

Source: KNOE

Project
Planned

Entergy Louisiana plans to build three natural gas power plants dedicated to supplying electricity to Meta's massive new data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana. The project includes three turbines with a total capacity of 2,200 megawatts, increasing Entergy's statewide generation capacity by roughly 20%. Meta is covering 100% of the cost of the turbines, which are part of a $3.2 billion power p

Status
Prospective
Sector
Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Natural Gas, Government
Location
Louisiana, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
KNOE

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The project “Meta Data Center Power Plant Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Power Generation (CCGT) sector, located in Louisiana, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from KNOE.

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2026-07-22

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Entergy Louisiana plans to build three natural gas power plants dedicated to supplying electricity to Meta's massive new data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana. The project includes three turbines with a total capacity of 2,200 megawatts, increasing Entergy's statewide generation capacity by roughly 20%. Meta is covering 100% of the cost of the turbines, which are part of a $3.2 billion power plant investment to support Meta's $10 billion data center.

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Energy

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United States of America (USA)

State

Louisiana

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KNOE

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Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Natural Gas, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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