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Confirmed records
4
Tracked capex
$65.6B+
Load forecast
10–17 GW
Editorial range
Parishes
5
Briefs
54

2 watch-list rows sit in the 6-row register and are excluded from the source-backed statewide denominator above. Grid-enabling projects remain in the LPSC docket trail. Open the register

FIG. 01 — The scale of it · Tracked capital
$65.6B+
Tracked capex · cumulative
Published site power
5.8GW
Core records
4
Parishes
05
Cumulative tracked capex · $B · since first tracked

…and every dollar of it watched in public, filing by filing.

FIG. 02 — The geography of it

4 core records, 5 parishes, one grid under strain.

Verified core-record coordinates — markers appear in first-tracked order, Hyperion first. Watch rows are excluded.

  • Meta Hyperion AI Data CenterMeta Platforms, Richland
  • Amazon NW Louisiana ClusterAmazon / STACK, Caddo & Bossier
  • Hut 8 River Bend CampusHut 8, West Feliciana
  • Delta Forge 1Applied Digital, Rapides
FIG. 03 — What we’re watching next

The queue keeps growing. Every filing, permit, and plat — logged as it lands.

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Geography

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  • ● Active build · 3
  • ○ Announced & permitting · 1
  • · LPSC dockets open · 2
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From the research desk.

Jul 22, 2026Analysis
Meta Hyperion at 5 GW: what changed in Louisiana’s public record
A source-labelled reconciliation of Meta’s July 2026 Hyperion expansion announcement, Entergy’s power agreement, and the separate LPSC approval record.
8 minOpen
Jun 17, 2026Analysis
Bayou Metal puts Slidell into the HII AI-enabled autonomous vessel supply chain
Source-backed brief on Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing's Slidell production line for HII's ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel program.
8 minOpen
Jun 17, 2026Policy
Louisiana data center watch items and local policy actions — June 17, 2026
Source-backed June 17 brief on Resilient Technology Park, State Line / Blanchard, New Orleans' data-center interim zoning district, and St. Charles Parish zoning.
8 minOpen
May 11, 2026Power
Entergy Louisiana data center maximum exposure: 7+ GW Meta load
Current estimates of Entergy Louisiana data-center exposure: 7+ GW Meta-linked generation, 10-17 GW pipeline, Fair Share Plus, and LPSC source links.
8 minOpen
Apr 18, 2026Workforce
Louisiana policy and workforce filings that normally close gaps on AI capex rumor
Public workforce boards, vocational expansions, water board hearings that often clarify AI hyperscale footprints before headline numbers plateau.
8 minOpen
Apr 05, 2026Pipeline
Statewide LED pipeline monitoring with OpportunityLouisiana artifacts
Watch-list workflow for new Louisiana AI compute announcements before parish dockets harden: opportunitylouisiana.gov, LED press, utility dockets.
8 minOpen
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