Meta's $10B Louisiana Datacenter to Boost AI and Energy Sectors

Meta plans to build its largest-ever datacenter in Richland Parish, Louisiana, powered by fossil fuels rather than nuclear energy, despite its recent nuclear power advocacy. The $10 billion facility will use natural gas through combined-cycle combustion turbine plants, which are marketed as less pollutive but still emit greenhouse gases. Entergy, Meta's partner, claims the plants can transition to hydrogen co-firing to reduce emissions, though this technology is not yet widely proven. Environmental groups express concerns over the project's greenhouse gas emissions and the feasibility of future hydrogen use.