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Meta Richland Parish

under constructionAs of 2026-07-15Lifecycle status is not a quality score.
Developer
Meta
Operator
Meta
Place
Richland Parish, Louisiana
Utility
Entergy Louisiana context
Grid context
MISO
Investment
Expanded sponsor-described project
Power demand
~5 GW expanded vision
Construction jobs
Earlier figures vary by source vintage
Operating jobs
1,000+ projected operating roles
Cooling approach
Project disclosure required for local interpretation
Quantified water
Not stated here
Community benefits
$1B+ described local infrastructure improvements
Tax incentives
State and local packages apply
Reporting
Sponsor updates and regulatory filings

Evidence vintage

History stays visible when scope changes.

An earlier estimate and a later estimate may describe different project scopes, stages, or speakers. The timeline does not silently overwrite either.

  1. 2024-12-04publicly announced

    Initial state announcement.

  2. 2025-12-01under construction

    Sponsor update used an earlier scope.

  3. 2026-07-15expanded or revised

    Meta described an expanded approximately 5 GW vision.

What we do not know

Missing is not zero.

What kind of number is this?

Open every project claim.

Claims retain sponsor relationship, time status, geography, assumptions, and limitations.

Sponsor-reported

Meta's expanded sponsor-described Richland Parish vision is about 5 GW, with more than $1.6 billion in Louisiana business contracts, more than $1 billion in described infrastructure improvements, and more than 1,000 projected operating roles.

Meta's expanded sponsor-described Richland Parish vision is about 5 GW, with more than $1.6 billion in Louisiana business contracts, more than $1 billion in described infrastructure improvements, and more than 1,000 projected operating roles.

Underlying record

MetaTeachers and local businesses win as Meta expands Louisiana data centerInspect →Louisiana Economic DevelopmentRichland Parish data center project announcementInspect →MetaMeta Louisiana project updateInspect →Louisiana Public Service CommissionEntergy Louisiana large-load tariff filingInspect →