Policy discussions involving think tanks and Congress regarding the development of a major data center in rural Louisiana.
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Updated Sep 16
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What happened
Policy discussions involving think tanks and Congress regarding the development of a major data center in rural Louisiana.
Who's involved
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Part of
In Louisiana, a data center project for Meta is advancing alongside land sales for Entergy's methane-burning power plant, benefiting from state tax breaks and political office.Also in this story
- Jeff Landry negotiated a deal with Meta for a data center project in Louisiana.
- Meta is building a $50 billion AI data center in Louisiana, making it Entergy's largest customer.
- Meta is expanding its data center capacity in Richland Parish, Louisiana, while partnering to fund new natural gas generating plants.
The entities involved
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Meta
American technology company
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Louisiana
state of the United States of America
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Congress
US record label; imprint of Congress Record Corp.
Related events
- Buddy Carter discusses data center issues, using Louisiana as a successful case study while also addressing problems in his home state.
- Tech companies offer perks in Louisiana while a political party warns that data centers could harm Ohio election chances.
- Meta constructed a new data center facility in Richland Parish, Louisiana.