Recent Louisiana reporting shows the Richland Parish Meta data center project will require billions of gallons of groundwater and billions of dollars in new power infrastructure. Entergy ratepayers could shoulder part of a $20 billion buildout, according to a utility executive who also estimated $4 billion in customer savings over two decades. These items were reported on Oct. 26. Source links are listed in the evidence section.
Key Louisiana AI updates
- Power, water and secrecy: What Meta’s new data center will demand (news, 2026-10-26) wwltv.com
- Entergy ratepayers could shoulder part of $20B buildout tied to Meta data center (news, 2026-10-26) wwltv.com
Sources
- [wwltv.com Power, water and secrecy: What Meta’s new data center will demand](wwltv.com)
- [wwltv.com Entergy ratepayers could shoulder part of $20B buildout tied to Meta data center](wwltv.com)