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Last Update: 10/27/2026 at 5:34 AM EST
Meta’s Hyperion Data Center
Coverage from The Current, Louisiana Illuminator, and others
Meta’s Hyperion project is an AI-focused data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, planned to reach 5 gigawatts of computing capacity.
Its development involves extensive construction and local infrastructure commitments, as well as power arrangements with Entergy Louisiana that raise questions about generation, grid investment, and how costs are allocated. The project also affects the surrounding region through land use, jobs and workforce programs, roads, water and wastewater systems, and public tax arrangements—making local accountability and the distribution of benefits and burdens central to understanding it.
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Important
The Louisiana Public Service Commission overturned a subpoena for Meta's Hyperion data in Louisiana as Entergy pursues generation and a Texas plant acquisition to meet expanding electricity demand.
8/15/2026 • Permitting & Regulation • General
The Louisiana Public Service Commission will decide Wednesday in Baton Rouge whether Meta must disclose Hyperion project records while reviewing Entergy's proposed additional turbines.
8/11/2026 • Permitting & Regulation • General
Entergy is pursuing substations and transmission rights of way in northern Louisiana to power Meta's Hyperion data center, prompting landowner lawsuits across Ouachita and Richland parishes.
9/3/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is promoting major artificial intelligence data centers in Louisiana while residents and regulators intensify opposition over electricity costs, transparency, and environmental impacts.
8/27/2026 • Community & Local Opposition • General
Entergy is seeking Louisiana approval for $12.9 billion of natural-gas generation to supply Meta's Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish in 2026.
8/7/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
Consumer, science, and environmental advocates challenged Meta and Entergy Louisiana's Hyperion power plans and ratepayer protections at Louisiana Public Service Commission proceedings in Richland Parish.
8/5/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
Meta, with Entergy Louisiana support, is building a $50 billion AI data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, while using confidential, accelerated permitting and a Beignet LLC lease structure.
7/27/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
Meta expanded the Hyperion data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, raising planned investment to about 50 billion dollars and targeting five gigawatts of power by full operation in 2036.
7/14/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
Meta expands the Hyperion AI data center supercluster in Richland Parish, Louisiana to 5 gigawatts, using an Entergy-backed funding plan for power and other infrastructure.
7/13/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
Meta planned the expanded Hyperion data center project for 2036 operations in Richland Parish, Louisiana, pairing a 5 gigawatt capacity buildout with major road, water, and grid upgrades.
7/13/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
Meta’s Hyperion campus expansion to 5 GW in Richland Parish, Louisiana is tied to Entergy filings defining solar procurement and customer-funded transmission support.
7/13/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
Meta is building the Hyperion AI data center in Holly Ridge, Louisiana, while Entergy Louisiana delivers gas generation and transmission substation infrastructure through 2028 targets.
5/12/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
Interesting
Meta is constructing its largest AI data center in Holly Ridge, Louisiana, bringing business growth, infrastructure improvements, and community tensions to nearby Rayville in 2025.
9/6/2026 • Community & Local Opposition • General
Alliance for Affordable Energy and partners report that Louisiana hyperscale projects including Meta Hyperion may require up to 7.2 gigawatts and could shift grid costs to ratepayers under LPSC rules.
5/26/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
Gov. Jeff Landry announced Meta's Richland Parish, Louisiana data center expansion investment increase to $50 billion, citing jobs and incentives while critics questioned electricity and water planning.
7/13/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Meta expands a Richland Parish, Louisiana AI data center to 5 GW, supported by Entergy Louisiana power plans and local workforce and infrastructure investment.
7/13/2026 • Community & Local Opposition • General
Meta announced a 5 gigawatt compute expansion for a Richland Parish, Louisiana data center to support AI, after construction started in December 2024.
7/13/2026 • Technology & Operations • General
Meta expands a Richland Parish, Louisiana data center to 5 GW while describing energy savings and tax-revenue impacts that support local schools and workforce programs.
7/13/2026 • Community & Local Opposition • General
Meta's multi-year data center project near Holly Ridge, Louisiana, announced in December 2024, is attracting construction workers and increasing demand for nearby workforce housing.
9/27/2026 • Community & Local Opposition • General
Meta Platforms expanded the Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, adding $40 billion as construction began in late 2024 and buildout continues to 2036.
7/14/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Meta announced Hyperion expansion to 5GW in Richland Parish, Louisiana, with additional land acquisitions and power procurement in partnership with Entergy.
7/13/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Meta, supported by Blue Owl Capital and Entergy Louisiana, plans a Richland Parish expansion to at least 5 gigawatts for AI compute, with construction underway since December 2024.
7/13/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
Meta announced a Richland Parish, Louisiana data center expansion to 5 gigawatts with energy, water, and local infrastructure funding.
7/13/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Meta expanded Hyperion in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to a planned 5 GW capacity and over 50 billion dollars cost after Louisiana approved a 20-year sales-tax exemption.
7/13/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
Meta Hyperion construction-linked sales and property tax incentives in Richland Parish, Louisiana increased 13th bonus checks for school employees in the current year.
6/13/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
Meta is building the Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, while the Louisiana Public Service Commission fast-tracks an expanded natural gas turbine plant buildout for Entergy Louisiana electricity supply.
5/19/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
Meta's Hyperion PILOT payment in March delivered more than $22 million to Richland Parish, Louisiana, while local concerns over power, water, and taxes continue.
5/24/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
Meta's AI data center construction near Holly Ridge, Louisiana, is increasing workforce-housing demand and local business activity while dividing community opinion.
9/13/2026 • Community & Local Opposition • General
Meta announced a Richland Parish, Louisiana data center expansion to 5 gigawatts starting from December 2024 groundbreakings, paired with over $1 billion in local infrastructure work.
7/13/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Meta will expand a Richland Parish, Louisiana data center to 5 gigawatts, with a July 13, 2026 Baton Rouge announcement involving Governor Jeff Landry.
7/13/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Additional
Meta expands Hyperion in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to 5 gigawatts and more than $50 billion investment, while environmental groups challenge financing and energy-intensive construction.
7/13/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Meta expanded a Louisiana data-center plan to 5 gigawatts in a more than $50 billion project as AI computing demand stayed strong.
7/13/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Meta will expand a Richland Parish, Louisiana data center to 5 gigawatts, announced July 13.
7/13/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Meta Hyperion data center construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana increased local sales-tax receipts, funding teacher bonuses projected near $50,935.
6/12/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
Meta plans to expand operations at the Hyperion data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, supported by estimated $3.3 billion in sales and use tax exemptions approved in 2024.
5/14/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General