Entergy Louisiana certification of generation and transmission resources and other relief for Meta expansion
This is the Meta expansion docket. Entergy describes the package as seven additional gas combined-cycle plants totaling more than 5,200 MW, roughly 240 miles of 500 kV transmission, storage, nuclear uprates, and up to 2,500 MW of Meta-funded renewables.
Whether the expanded electric service agreement, collateral package, and asset end-of-term treatment make Meta pay the full cost of new generation, transmission, storage, and interconnection infrastructure.
It is the main docket behind queries for Project Evest, Meta Hyperion 5GW Louisiana, the Lightning Amendment, and whether Meta's expansion leaves any tail-end cost risk for ratepayers.
Track testimony, settlement posture, contested issues, intervention activity, and the eventual LPSC certification vote or order.
Open as of May 15, 2026; no final order posted in the LPSC docket details page.
Status comes from the LPSC public docket details page as of 2026-05-15. Open dockets are not treated as approved until the LPSC posts an order or certification decision.
U-37882 is "Entergy Louisiana certification of generation and transmission resources and other relief for Meta expansion" — This is the Meta expansion docket. Entergy describes the package as seven additional gas combined-cycle plants totaling more than 5,200 MW, roughly 240 miles of 500 kV transmission, storage, nuclear uprates, and up to 2,500 MW of Meta-funded renewables.
U-37882 is open as of 2026-05-15. Open as of May 15, 2026; no final order posted in the LPSC docket details page.
It is the main docket behind queries for Project Evest, Meta Hyperion 5GW Louisiana, the Lightning Amendment, and whether Meta's expansion leaves any tail-end cost risk for ratepayers.
Whether the expanded electric service agreement, collateral package, and asset end-of-term treatment make Meta pay the full cost of new generation, transmission, storage, and interconnection infrastructure.
Track testimony, settlement posture, contested issues, intervention activity, and the eventual LPSC certification vote or order.
For underwriting or reporting, cite the LPSC docket or primary document directly and treat LouisianAI as an independent index. A suggested citation: “LPSC Docket U-37882, Meta Phase 2 / Evest LLC / Project Evest, Louisiana Public Service Commission, opened 2026-03-26; tracked at louisianai.com/lpsc-dockets/u-37882.”