Meta data center in Richland Parish
Data center project in Louisiana
Meta data center in Richland Parish is a data center project in Louisiana, under construction, developed by Meta, with a stated size of 4.5 GW. Last reported October 15, 2026, from 6 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Meta
- Location
- Louisiana
- Stated size
- 4.5 GW
- Stated investment
- $50B
- Last reported
- October 15, 2026
- Sources
- 6 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 10 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
Permits and filings
- Utility filingUtility filing · Louisiana Public Service Commission · Approved · August 20, 2025positivechangepc.com ↗
- Utility filingUtility filing · Louisiana Public Service Commission · U-37882 · Under reviewlouisianai.com ↗
- Utility filingUtility filing · MISO · Filedlouisianai.com ↗
- Richland Parish 1 and 2 Power Station Part 70, PSD and acid-rain permitsAir permit · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality · AI 249132 · Under reviewlouisianaaihub.com ↗
- Richland Parish 3 and 4 Power Station Part 70, PSD and acid-rain permitsAir permit · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality · AI 249365 · Under reviewlouisianaaihub.com ↗
- WaterWater · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality · AI 249809 / LAG670266 · Approved · January 29, 2026louisianaaihub.com ↗
- Meta Data Center Community Action Grants (Richland Parish)Incentive · LAIS-0022 · Approvedlouisianaaihub.com ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“Meta’s data center under construction in Richland Parish”
Size
“the proposed substation located near the data center will generate 4,500 megawatts of power for the facility”
Reported
“Meta’s expanding $50 billion data center campus in Richland Parish”
Investment
“a separate $10 billion data centre project in Richland Parish”
Reported
“Meta's giant data center in northeast Louisiana”
Status
“the campus under construction in Richland Parish”
Acreage
2,000 acres
Planned power use
4,500 megawatts
Initial plan power use
2,262 megawatts
Substation
Smalling Substation, approximately 55 acres, 14 single phase autotransformers
Transmission line
500-kilovolt transmission line
Interconnection funding
$1.2 billion for substations and transmission upgrades
Investment
$10 billion
Planned compute capacity
5 GW
Jobs tied to buildout
more than 1,500 jobs
Construction status
under construction
Reports behind this page
- Louisiana Data Center Projects Draw Power Concerns and Local Benefit Agreements · louisianai.com, October 15, 2026
- Massive power needs of Meta data center in Richland Parish are ‘absurd,’ opponents say · fox8live.com, October 12, 2026
- The power plan behind Meta’s $50B data center faces a key test · businessreport.com, September 29, 2026
- Jacobs Begins Work on $10bn Louisiana Data Center | CK · constructionkenya.com, January 19, 2026
- Meta data center's ownership, financing questioned in Louisiana - Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to right column · finance.yahoo.com, January 15, 2026
What the full file adds
- General contractor3 named
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply2 named
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lenders3 named
- Named builders, suppliers and partners10 companies named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Who pays whom6 deals on file: equity, loans, leases, power or equipment, each with its source.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
- AlertsAn email the day this project moves.Ultra
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