Louisiana’s $3B power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should foot the bill

Louisiana’s $3B power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should foot the bill

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Meta is building a $10B data center in rural Louisiana. Facility will require $3B in new power infrastructure. Watchdogs warn of limited oversight and hidden costs. Locals see both risks and economic opportunities ahead. In a rural corner of Louisiana, Meta is building one of the world’s largest data centers, a $10 billion behemoth as big as 70 football fields that will consume more power in a day than the entire city of New…

Meta’s massive Louisiana data center needs a $3 billion power upgrade. Who should foot the bill?

In a rural corner of Louisiana, Meta is building one of the world’s largest data centers, a $10 billion behemoth as big as 70 football fields that will consume more power in a day than the entire city of New Orleans at the peak of summer. While the colossal project is impossible to miss in Richland Parish, a farming community of 20,000 residents, not everything is visible, including how much the social media giant will pay toward the more than $…

Louisiana's $3B power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should pay

Meta is racing to construct its largest data center yet, a $10 billion facility in northeast Louisiana as big as 70 football fields and requiring more than twice the electricity of New Orleans

Louisiana's $3B power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should foot the bill

Meta is racing to construct its largest data center yet, a $10 billion facility in northeast Louisiana as big as 70 football fields and requiring more than twice the electricity of New Orleans.

Who is really footing the bill for data centers

Meta is building a $10B data center in Louisiana, raising concerns over energy costs, transparency, and long-term impacts on local communities.

Who should foot the bill for Louisiana’s $3B Meta power upgrade?

In a rural corner of Louisiana, Meta is building one of the world’s largest data centers, a $10 billion behemoth as big as 70 football fields that will consume more power in a day than the entire city of New Orleans at the peak of summer. While the colossal project is impossible to miss in Richland Parish, a farming community of 20,000 residents, not everything is visible, including how much the social media giant will pay toward the more than $…