Meta Agrees to Finance ~$2B Energy Infrastructure in Louisiana for Richland Parish Data Center

Meta agreed to fund seven combined-cycle natural gas plants (5,200+ MW), 240 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, grid-scale battery storage at three sites, and co-finance up to 2,500 MW of solar generation for its $27 billion Richland Parish data center, with Entergy estimating ~$2.65 billion in ratepayer benefits over two decades.