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Meta Richland Parish Data Center Expansion

Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Louisiana, United States

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Meta Platforms has significantly increased its investment in the Richland Parish data center project in Louisiana, expanding the planned capacity from 2GW to 5GW, making it Meta's largest data center globally. The investment has grown from $27 billion to over $50 billion, with total capital deployment expected to surpass $250 billion. Construction began in December 2024, with local Louisiana compa

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Energy Storage, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location: Louisiana, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: parameter.io

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The project “Meta Richland Parish Data Center Expansion” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy Storage sector, located in Louisiana, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from parameter.io.

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Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Meta Platforms has significantly increased its investment in the Richland Parish data center project in Louisiana, expanding the planned capacity from 2GW to 5GW, making it Meta's largest data center globally. The investment has grown from $27 billion to over $50 billion, with total capital deployment expected to surpass $250 billion. Construction began in December 2024, with local Louisiana companies awarded contracts exceeding $1.6 billion. Meta has partnered with Entergy to build energy infrastructure including natural gas generation facilities, battery storage, and nuclear capacity enhancements to support the data center's power needs.
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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, Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT)
Article published date	2026-07-16

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