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Data centers in Louisiana
2 data centers and projects on our map in Louisiana, including 2 projects we track in detail. Each one links to its source. Below: where they are by county, the projects in the news, and the latest reporting from both sides.
Latest news from Louisiana
Cited by both sides policy October 7, 2026
The Louisiana Public Service Commission opened an October 7 to 9 evidentiary hearing on Entergy Louisiana's request to spend about $12.9 billion on seven gas plants, a 500 kV transmission line, solar and batteries to serve Meta's Hyperion data center in Richland Parish. Entergy and PSC staff have a settlement in hand. Opponents argue the risk to other ratepayers is too high if Meta's load does not materialize. A commission decision is scheduled for December 16.
Check it: Look at who holds the stranded cost risk in the settlement if Meta's expansion scales back. A ratepayer protection clause only matters if it is enforceable.
Cited by both sides policy October 2, 2026
The Louisiana Public Service Commission is scheduled to begin an evidentiary hearing on October 7 on whether Entergy Louisiana can build seven generators totaling 5,278 MW along with batteries and transmission to serve Meta's $50 billion Richland Parish campus, and on how cost and stranded investment risk should be allocated. The Alliance for Affordable Energy, Union of Concerned Scientists and Sierra Club are listed as participants, with a commission decision targeted for December 16.
Check it: The hearing is before an administrative law judge; the commission vote in December is what sets who pays.
Supports the case for policy September 29, 2026
At a State of the State luncheon in Monroe, Gov. Jeff Landry said data center companies have pledged not to raise residential electricity rates and dismissed water concerns by saying U.S. golf courses use about 500 billion gallons a year versus roughly 18 billion for data centers. Several Louisiana data centers are under construction, including Meta's Hyperion campus in Richland Parish.
Check it: Landry's water and rate claims are political statements; the pledges have not been reduced to enforceable tariffs, and data center water use projections vary widely by cooling design.