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Meta Hyperscale Data Center in Richland Parish

Sector: Power Transmission • Location: Louisiana, USA

Source: 102.7 WBOW

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Meta Platforms plans to invest about $10 billion in a hyperscale data center in Richland Parish, northeast Louisiana. The project includes a major build-out of generation, transmission, and storage infrastructure by Entergy Louisiana, including seven new natural gas-fired power plants with capacity over 5,200 megawatts, new high-voltage transmission lines, battery storage, and nuclear power upgrad

Status
Prospective
Sector
Power Transmission, Nuclear, Data Center, Energy Storage, Natural Gas, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location
Louisiana, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
102.7 WBOW

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The project “Meta Hyperscale Data Center in Richland Parish” is an infrastructure initiative in the Power Transmission sector, located in Louisiana, USA. Taiyo aggregates data on it from 102.7 WBOW.

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Meta Platforms plans to invest about $10 billion in a hyperscale data center in Richland Parish, northeast Louisiana. The project includes a major build-out of generation, transmission, and storage infrastructure by Entergy Louisiana, including seven new natural gas-fired power plants with capacity over 5,200 megawatts, new high-voltage transmission lines, battery storage, and nuclear power upgrades.

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Energy

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United States of America (USA)

State

Louisiana

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102.7 WBOW

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Power Transmission, Nuclear, Data Center, Energy Storage, Natural Gas, Power Generation (CCGT)

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2026-03-31

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