Meta has begun construction on a data center project in Richland Parish, Louisiana, facilitated by land purchased from Franklin.
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Updated Jun 19
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What happened
Meta has begun construction on a data center project in Richland Parish, Louisiana, facilitated by land purchased from Franklin.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Meta is expanding its Hyperion data center facility in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to five gigawatts capacity.Sub-event
Meta builds Hyperion data center in Louisiana1 source
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The entities involved
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Meta
American technology company
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Hyperion
Norwegian nonprofit organization
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Louisiana
state of the United States of America
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