Jobs: 1,500 (more than 500 direct new jobs, 1,000 indirect new jobs)
Product: Low-carbon electricity to power AI data center
Location: Richland Parish / Northeast Region
Project overview:
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta announced it will build a massive $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana.
Meta has also committed to helping fund CCS technology at an Entergy power plant in Lake Charles as well as 1,500 megawatts of new solar and storage resources, complementing Entergy Louisiana’s efforts to add 3 gigawatts of solar energy.
