Meta Builds $27 Billion AI Data Center

Meta is building a $27 billion AI data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, with completion slated for 2030 and Entergy constructing three gas plants to supply it. The facility is expected to use three times as much electricity annually as New Orleans, prompting community concern after the Jan. 24 winter storm and calls for stronger grid reliability studies and consumer protections. Advocacy groups filed challenges to Entergy's analysis.