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The status recorded for “Meta Hyperscale Data Center in Richland Parish” is planned.

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Meta Hyperscale Data Center in Richland Parish

Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Louisiana, USA

Source: WKZO

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

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

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

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Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Meta Platforms plans to invest about $10 billion in a hyperscale data center in Richland Parish, northeast Louisiana. The project involves a major build-out of generation, transmission, and storage infrastructure by Entergy Louisiana, including seven new natural gas-fired power plants with a capacity of more than 5,200 megawatts, new high-voltage transmission lines, battery storage, and nuclear power upgrades.
Original sector	Energy
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Louisiana

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Record type	Project
Sector	Energy Storage, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Power Generation (CCGT), Power Transmission, Data Center
Article published date	2026-03-30

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