[ { "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000002", "slug": "amazon-ai-data-center-campuses", "legacy_slug": null, "canonical_slug": "amazon-ai-data-center-campuses", "canonical_path": "/data-centers/amazon-ai-data-center-campuses", "name": "Amazon AI Data Center Campuses", "operator": "Amazon (with STACK Infrastructure)", "parish": "Caddo & Bossier Parishes", "status": "Announced & preparing for groundbreak", "confidence_level": "reported", "capex_low": 12000000000, "capex_high": 12000000000, "capex_currency": "USD", "mw_capacity": null, "sqft": null, "acres": null, "water_source": "Regional water infrastructure commitments publicly cited", "jobs_construction": 1500, "jobs_permanent": 540, "announced_date": "2026-02-23", "broke_ground_date": null, "expected_online_date": null, "lat": 32.525, "lng": -93.75, "summary_md": "\n$12 billion multi-campus development across interconnected sites in northwest Louisiana (near Shreveport), positioned for cloud computing and AI workloads with STACK Infrastructure acting as development partner.\n\nRegional reporting highlights parish coordination, utility commitments, and phased construction mobilization.\n", "last_updated": "2026-06-25T12:27:29.428078+00:00", "category": "Hyperscale cloud + AI campuses", "parent_organization": "Amazon.com, Inc.", "intelligence_angle": "\nThree interconnected campuses reshape regional power, water, and infrastructure. Opportunities arise across general contractors, electrical, cooling, fiber, and local suppliers as procurement windows open.\n", "next_verification_step": "\nTrack STACK Infrastructure releases, Caddo/Bossier economic development boards, LED announcements, and operator-backed community infrastructure pledges for timeline fidelity.\n", "fields_to_track": [ "capex", "MW capacity", "jobs", "timeline", "power", "water (Caddo Lake / Red River)", "incentives", "public documents", "general contractor bids" ], "sources_count": 5, "sources": [ { "id": "cf56d75e-71d9-4251-8354-f532cfaa4d07", "url": "https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/amazon-selects-louisiana-for-12-billion-data-center-campuses-in-major-u-s-expansion", "title": "Amazon selects Louisiana for $12B data center campuses", "publisher": "Louisiana Economic Development", "published_date": "2026-02-23", "fact_anchored": "Primary LED announcement with parish + partner framing.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/amazon-selects-louisiana-for-12-billion-data-center-campuses-in-major-u-s-expansion" }, { "id": "5577f7eb-3fef-4259-97f8-9b074be79195", "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-center-louisiana-new-jobs", "title": "Amazon corporate announcement on Louisiana campuses", "publisher": "Amazon", "published_date": "2026-02-23", "fact_anchored": "Operator-authored disclosure on jobs + infrastructure commitments.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-center-louisiana-new-jobs" }, { "id": "8e78c9e0-aefe-428b-b55c-dee016a8c155", "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/23/3242951/0/en/STACK-Infrastructure-Announces-Data-Center-Developments-Supporting-Economic-Growth-in-Louisiana.html", "title": "STACK Infrastructure Louisiana developments release", "publisher": "GlobeNewswire / STACK", "published_date": "2026-02-23", "fact_anchored": "Developer-facing milestone disclosure tied to Amazon-backed campuses.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/23/3242951/0/en/STACK-Infrastructure-Announces-Data-Center-Developments-Supporting-Economic-Growth-in-Louisiana.html" }, { "id": "722f172b-219c-4f75-a0e9-30f5cd3f6f2c", "url": "https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2026/02/23/amazon-invests-12-billion-in-louisiana-ai-data-center-in-caddo-and-bossier-parishes/88825695007/", "title": "Northwest Louisiana reporting on Amazon investment", "publisher": "Shreveport Times", "published_date": "2026-02-23", "fact_anchored": "Regional newspaper corroboration with parish geography.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2026/02/23/amazon-invests-12-billion-in-louisiana-ai-data-center-in-caddo-and-bossier-parishes/88825695007/" }, { "id": "f70dee53-5c09-4409-9a60-e41578ed3023", "url": "https://www.swepco.com/", "title": "Southwestern Electric Power Company customer portal", "publisher": "SWEPCO (American Electric Power)", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Regional utility ingress for northwest Louisiana campuses served via SWEPCO systems.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.swepco.com/" } ] }, { "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000004", "slug": "applied-digital-project-lightning", "legacy_slug": null, "canonical_slug": "applied-digital-project-lightning", "canonical_path": "/data-centers/applied-digital-project-lightning", "name": "Applied Digital Project Lightning", "operator": "Applied Digital", "parish": "Rapides Parish (near Boyce)", "status": "Site acquired — early development", "confidence_level": "reported", "capex_low": 26900000, "capex_high": 7000000000, "capex_currency": "USD", "mw_capacity": null, "sqft": null, "acres": 672, "water_source": "Closed-loop cooling cited in local reporting", "jobs_construction": 1500, "jobs_permanent": 200, "announced_date": "2025-12-01", "broke_ground_date": "2026-03-01", "expected_online_date": null, "lat": 31.254, "lng": -92.446, "summary_md": "\n672-acre site acquired for $26.9M near Boyce with AI/HPC positioning; local authorities advanced industrial zoning/PILOT mechanics while civil packages mobilized along I-49.\n\nScope narratives span early-phase infrastructure spend through multi-billion-dollar headlines tied to financing packages.\n", "last_updated": "2026-06-22T02:27:45.844849+00:00", "category": "AI compute & high-performance computing", "parent_organization": "Applied Digital Corporation", "intelligence_angle": "\nCentral Louisiana geography makes the node a contender for additional hyperscale tenants; monitor equipment procurement, laydown logistics, and workforce partnerships for phase-one signals.\n", "next_verification_step": "\nPair Rapides Parish economic district actions, PILOT exhibits, investor filings, and utility coordination notes for MW and tenant specificity.\n", "fields_to_track": [ "capex", "MW capacity", "jobs", "timeline", "power", "incentives", "public documents" ], "sources_count": 6, "sources": [ { "id": "2e807153-b302-4f74-ac39-02dca73360f9", "url": "https://ir.applieddigital.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001493152-25-028791/form8-k.htm", "title": "Applied Digital Form 8-K (Louisiana land acquisition disclosure)", "publisher": "Applied Digital / SEC EDGAR", "published_date": "2025-12-18", "fact_anchored": "Primary securities disclosure anchoring land acquisition financing.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://ir.applieddigital.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001493152-25-028791/form8-k.htm" }, { "id": "07fbdba7-4bad-435b-af84-3d433c279c15", "url": "https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/03/25/construction-at-boyce-data-center-site-along-i-49/", "title": "Construction reporting at Boyce data center site", "publisher": "Rapides Parish Journal", "published_date": "2026-03-25", "fact_anchored": "Local verification of civil mobilization / staging posture.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/03/25/construction-at-boyce-data-center-site-along-i-49/" }, { "id": "2dd682d9-c03f-4633-870f-bd4733df82dd", "url": "https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/04/24/data-center-pursuit-moves-to-next-step/", "title": "England Authority advance on PILOT + Applied Digital project", "publisher": "Rapides Parish Journal", "published_date": "2026-04-24", "fact_anchored": "Local governance artifact covering PILOT advancement.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/04/24/data-center-pursuit-moves-to-next-step/" }, { "id": "815c22ba-f2e4-47c1-9d5b-c6013e850ad2", "url": "https://www.kalb.com/2026/03/02/land-near-boyce-designated-possibly-transformational-industrial-project/", "title": "Alexandria broadcast reporting on Boyce industrial rezoning", "publisher": "KALB", "published_date": "2026-03-02", "fact_anchored": "Regional reporting tying parish rezoning actions to Boyce site.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.kalb.com/2026/03/02/land-near-boyce-designated-possibly-transformational-industrial-project/" }, { "id": "a0eb52fc-9881-46fa-b5a7-9548c37b4375", "url": "https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/01/22/england-negotiating-with-digital-infrastructure-firm/", "title": "England Authority negotiation reporting", "publisher": "Rapides Parish Journal", "published_date": "2026-01-22", "fact_anchored": "Early-phase reporting naming Applied Digital pursuit.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://rapidesparishjournal.com/2026/01/22/england-negotiating-with-digital-infrastructure-firm/" }, { "id": "92c8835f-552a-46b5-8edc-25a6d01fe91b", "url": "https://www.rapidesclerk.com/", "title": "Rapides Parish Clerk of Court (official portal)", "publisher": "Rapides Parish Clerk of Court", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Primary parish civil records portal for instrument retrieval.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.rapidesclerk.com/" } ] }, { "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000005", "slug": "emerging-central-north-louisiana-ai-infrastructure", "legacy_slug": null, "canonical_slug": "emerging-central-north-louisiana-ai-infrastructure", "canonical_path": "/data-centers/emerging-central-north-louisiana-ai-infrastructure", "name": "Emerging Central/North Louisiana AI Infrastructure", "operator": "Multiple (LED pipeline)", "parish": "Various (statewide monitoring)", "status": "Early pipeline / to be verified", "confidence_level": "seed", "capex_low": null, "capex_high": null, "capex_currency": "USD", "mw_capacity": null, "sqft": null, "acres": null, "water_source": null, "jobs_construction": null, "jobs_permanent": null, "announced_date": null, "broke_ground_date": null, "expected_online_date": null, "lat": 31.169, "lng": -91.868, "summary_md": "\nLouisiana Economic Development continues courting AI compute and digital infrastructure projects following headline announcements; pipeline signals often surface first via OpportunityLouisiana collateral, parish incentive conversations, and procurement chatter.\n\nTreat every quantitative claim here as watchlist-grade until anchored to primary documents.\n", "last_updated": "2026-05-11T06:44:39.849504+00:00", "category": "AI & digital infrastructure", "parent_organization": "Louisiana Economic Development", "intelligence_angle": "\nStatewide momentum expands demand for construction, power infrastructure, cybersecurity, cooling tech, and AI-adjacent services even before operators disclose parcel-level detail.\n", "next_verification_step": "\nMonitor opportunitylouisiana.gov releases, parish incentive agendas, and utility dockets for net-new names entering structured diligence.\n", "fields_to_track": [ "capex", "MW capacity", "jobs", "timeline", "power", "incentives", "public documents" ], "sources_count": 6, "sources": [ { "id": "d16d647c-56e2-4c59-8082-6e4bd60060bb", "url": "https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/", "title": "OpportunityLouisiana homepage", "publisher": "Louisiana Economic Development", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Canonical portal for Louisiana economic development collateral.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/" }, { "id": "13599e4d-3daf-4cc8-b189-8506701b0d44", "url": "https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news", "title": "LED newsroom listing", "publisher": "Louisiana Economic Development", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Continuous feed of incentive + project announcements.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news" }, { "id": "615b30fc-44dd-4e86-ac6d-f12bbc3d5550", "url": "https://www.entergy.com/news/", "title": "Entergy newsroom listing", "publisher": "Entergy", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Utility-side filings + posts correlated with load growth.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.entergy.com/news/" }, { "id": "8232effb-87eb-4091-a8ab-028c6b6c4424", "url": "https://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/", "title": "Louisiana Public Service Commission official site", "publisher": "LPSC", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Regulatory home for dockets impacting generation + transmission.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/" }, { "id": "21b51027-96d5-4179-bbfc-a2f45187f877", "url": "https://www.louisianabelieves.com/", "title": "Louisiana Department of Education hub", "publisher": "Louisiana Department of Education", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Workforce + training policy backdrop correlated with megaproject pipelines.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.louisianabelieves.com/" }, { "id": "7b93e4c2-0be3-4b40-947f-90e6b364e6c6", "url": "https://gov.la/", "title": "State of Louisiana executive portal", "publisher": "State of Louisiana", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Cross-agency announcements impacting statewide AI infrastructure posture.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://gov.la/" } ] }, { "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000003", "slug": "hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus", "legacy_slug": null, "canonical_slug": "hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus", "canonical_path": "/data-centers/hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus", "name": "Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus", "operator": "Hut 8", "parish": "West Feliciana Parish", "status": "Announced — Phase I development", "confidence_level": "reported", "capex_low": 7000000000, "capex_high": 17700000000, "capex_currency": "USD", "mw_capacity": 245, "sqft": 900000, "acres": 611, "water_source": "River-adjacent cooling posture cited in investor disclosures", "jobs_construction": null, "jobs_permanent": null, "announced_date": "2025-12-17", "broke_ground_date": null, "expected_online_date": null, "lat": 30.904, "lng": -91.409, "summary_md": "\nAI digital infrastructure campus along the Mississippi River with headline lease economics published by Hut 8 and counterparties; phased halls deliver capacity into 2027 per investor-facing timelines.\n\nRiver-adjacent positioning influences latent heat budgeting, wetlands buffers, permitting optics, and redundancy planning.\n", "last_updated": "2026-06-24T17:27:29.22434+00:00", "category": "AI digital infrastructure campus", "parent_organization": "Hut 8 Corp.", "intelligence_angle": "\nRiver-adjacent logistics can compress cooling capital cycles while elevating scrutiny on intake/discharge narratives and redundant fiber paths into southeast Louisiana hubs.\n", "next_verification_step": "\nConfirm tenant delivery milestones, river-related permits, power milestones, and incentive artifacts across LED and parish dockets.\n", "fields_to_track": [ "capex", "MW capacity", "jobs", "timeline", "power", "water", "incentives", "public documents" ], "sources_count": 6, "sources": [ { "id": "2447fe8a-9346-4942-bd52-b996fc6a8a4c", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-signs-15-year-245-mw-ai-data-center-lease-at-river-bend-campus-with-total-contract-value-of-7-0-billion-302644600.html", "title": "Hut 8 River Bend lease announcement", "publisher": "PR Newswire / Hut 8", "published_date": "2025-12-17", "fact_anchored": "Investor-grade disclosure of MW commitment + headline economics.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-signs-15-year-245-mw-ai-data-center-lease-at-river-bend-campus-with-total-contract-value-of-7-0-billion-302644600.html" }, { "id": "1d4b002b-55c0-40ab-82df-5a30ada87fb5", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964789/000110465925122052/hut-20251217xex99d1.htm", "title": "SEC exhibit detailing River Bend lease mechanics", "publisher": "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission", "published_date": "2025-12-17", "fact_anchored": "Primary securities filing anchoring headline lease economics.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964789/000110465925122052/hut-20251217xex99d1.htm" }, { "id": "3c82314a-73dd-4fd6-afe0-cdf735b6b9c4", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-announces-pricing-of-3-25-billion-of-investment-grade-senior-secured-notes-for-river-bend-data-center-project-302755013.html", "title": "River Bend financing package disclosure", "publisher": "PR Newswire / Hut 8", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Capital markets artifact backing River Bend delivery milestones.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-announces-pricing-of-3-25-billion-of-investment-grade-senior-secured-notes-for-river-bend-data-center-project-302755013.html" }, { "id": "ff0bb765-1fa3-4b67-b18f-f2f3e126488e", "url": "https://www.westfelicianaparish.org/", "title": "West Feliciana Parish government portal", "publisher": "West Feliciana Parish", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Local permitting + council agenda ingress for River Bend corridor diligence.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.westfelicianaparish.org/" }, { "id": "bf6907b5-7ad9-4adf-b82d-b9c7d8ebaf77", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results-302696352.html", "title": "Hut 8 FY2025 results commentary", "publisher": "PR Newswire / Hut 8", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Corporate earnings narrative contextualizing River Bend delivery cadence.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results-302696352.html" }, { "id": "70bdd638-1ee1-4fd5-94e0-51f71e6acae6", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-reports-first-quarter-2026-results-302763660.html", "title": "Hut 8 Q1 2026 results commentary", "publisher": "PR Newswire / Hut 8", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Follow-on quarterly artifact for River Bend delivery commentary.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-reports-first-quarter-2026-results-302763660.html" } ] }, { "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000006", "slug": "hyundai-steel-louisiana-mill", "legacy_slug": null, "canonical_slug": "hyundai-steel-louisiana-mill", "canonical_path": "/data-centers/hyundai-steel-louisiana-mill", "name": "Hyundai Steel Louisiana Mill (Advanced Partnerships)", "operator": "Hyundai Steel / Hyundai Motor Group ecosystem", "parish": "Ascension Parish", "status": "Major industrial investment — ramping partnerships", "confidence_level": "seed", "capex_low": null, "capex_high": null, "capex_currency": "USD", "mw_capacity": null, "sqft": null, "acres": null, "water_source": null, "jobs_construction": null, "jobs_permanent": null, "announced_date": "2024-01-01", "broke_ground_date": null, "expected_online_date": null, "lat": 30.2266, "lng": -90.9149, "summary_md": "\nHyundai Steel''s Louisiana steel complex remains strategically linked to Korean industrial partnerships (including Tenova technology alliances and broader Hyundai affiliates such as Glovis moving AI-heavy logistics workflows).\n\nWhile not a hyperscale data hall, advanced automation and digital mill telemetry overlap Louisiana AI procurement lanes around industrial computer vision, predictive maintenance, and high-bandwidth OT networking.\n", "last_updated": "2026-05-11T06:44:39.849504+00:00", "category": "Advanced industrial / AI-adjacent manufacturing", "parent_organization": "Hyundai Steel Company", "intelligence_angle": "\nWatch Italian/German equipment partner releases, parish incentive milestones, and downstream logistics expansions that correlate with AI-heavy factory telemetry procurement.\n", "next_verification_step": "\nCross-check LED/Business Report disclosures with parish council agendas and supplier sourcing notices for digital twin / automation packages.\n", "fields_to_track": [ "capex", "jobs", "timeline", "power", "water", "incentives", "public documents", "supplier opportunities" ], "sources_count": 6, "sources": [ { "id": "c578c5a2-0faf-46d2-a3da-07cc76a4b0a3", "url": "https://www.businessreport.com/article/hyundais-louisiana-steel-plant-just-got-an-italian-tech-partner", "title": "Hyundai Louisiana steel plant + Tenova partnership coverage", "publisher": "Greater Baton Rouge Business Report", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Trade press anchoring Italian tech partnership narrative.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.businessreport.com/article/hyundais-louisiana-steel-plant-just-got-an-italian-tech-partner" }, { "id": "5e093dae-615d-45e4-af99-c7ce60ced2d9", "url": "https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/hyundai-steel", "title": "Hyundai Steel Louisiana collateral", "publisher": "Louisiana Economic Development", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "State collateral summarizing Hyundai Steel investment posture.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/hyundai-steel" }, { "id": "b0ee8836-fc8c-49bd-82af-3bb8c3641b5d", "url": "https://www.hyundai-steel.com/", "title": "Hyundai Steel corporate portal", "publisher": "Hyundai Steel", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Operator baseline disclosures on manufacturing footprint.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.hyundai-steel.com/" }, { "id": "b9b66a2b-b76b-4010-8acc-263037c1e01d", "url": "https://www.tenova.com/", "title": "Tenova corporate portal", "publisher": "Tenova", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Technology partner baseline for advanced metallurgy equipment.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.tenova.com/" }, { "id": "0f9dc457-bbed-4108-bd57-ac1f55e0375c", "url": "https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/company/newsroom", "title": "Hyundai Motor Group newsroom", "publisher": "Hyundai Motor Group", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Corporate disclosure surface for affiliate industrial + logistics initiatives tied to Louisiana megaprojects.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/company/newsroom" }, { "id": "49df0d90-791c-4166-abc6-6a8d98976a1e", "url": "https://www.ascensionparish.gov/", "title": "Ascension Parish government portal", "publisher": "Ascension Parish", "published_date": null, "fact_anchored": "Local permitting + council agendas for industrial coordination.", "archived_url": "https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.ascensionparish.gov/" } ] }, { "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001", "slug": "meta-hyperion", "legacy_slug": "meta-hyperion-ai-data-center", "canonical_slug": "meta-hyperion", "canonical_path": "/data-centers/meta-hyperion", "name": "Meta Hyperion AI Data Center", "operator": "Meta", "parish": "Richland Parish", "status": "Under construction — major expansion underway", "confidence_level": "seed", "capex_low": 10000000000, "capex_high": 30000000000, "capex_currency": "USD", "mw_capacity": 2000, "sqft": 4000000, "acres": null, "water_source": "River / evaporative cooling (pending definitive filings)", "jobs_construction": 5000, "jobs_permanent": 500, "announced_date": "2025-01-01", "broke_ground_date": "2026-01-01", "expected_online_date": null, "lat": 32.413, "lng": -91.768, "summary_md": "\nMeta''s largest data center to date: a long-dated AI-optimized campus on roughly four million square feet across thousands of acres in northeast Louisiana, publicly framed around multi-billion-dollar capital intensity and multi-gigawatt-scale compute targets.\n\nMassive power demand is driving utility generation and transmission upgrades; cooling/water posture remains an operator-by-operator negotiation across filings and parish processes.\n\n**Editorial note:** capex and MW ranges intentionally mirror headline disclosures while finer granularity waits on consolidated regulatory exhibits.\n", "last_updated": "2026-06-25T12:27:29.428078+00:00", "category": "Hyperscale AI/data-center campus", "parent_organization": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "intelligence_angle": "\nMassive power demand driving Entergy to build multiple natural gas plants. Track supplier RFPs, construction contracts, workforce training programs, cooling/water solutions, and secondary real estate/logistics opportunities. 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