Meta Wins Secrecy Fight Before Louisiana Utility Regulators

Regulators shield Meta job numbers in Louisiana as power plant debate grows

Louisiana’s utility regulator declined to force Meta to release records in the review of Entergy proposal to build new gas power plants.

Meta won’t have to turn over job, electric information after Louisiana regulators override judge

Meta will not be required to turn over more details about exactly how many jobs it expects to create and how much electricity it will use at its massive Hyperion data center in north Louisiana, after Republicans on the Louisiana…

Meta wins secrecy fight before Louisiana utility regulators

(The Center Square) – Louisiana utility regulators sided with Meta on Wednesday, blocking an order that would have forced the tech giant to turn over records showing how it calculated the jobs and electricity demand behind its massive Richland Parish…

Who has the ear of utility regulators? Industry ties draw new scrutiny

Utility regulators are facing scrutiny over their relationships with the energy and technology companies they oversee, The Washington Post reports.  The conservative Regulators Roundtable has organized private, industry-funded retreats where utility commissioners meet with executives from companies including Google, NRG Energy and major utilities. The organization says the gatherings are educational and give regulators opportunities to discuss i…