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Inside Meta’s $200 Billion Louisiana Data Center Bet

Bloomberg Tech · May 18, 2026, 8:00 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Meta is building one of the largest artificial intelligence data centers in the world, and it's going up in a remote corner of Louisiana. Financed by one of the biggest private capital deals ever assembled, the project in rural Richland Parish will require up to 7.5 gigawatts of power, 5 gigawatts for computing alone, from 10 brand new natural gas plants. In a region desperate for economic revival, the data center has become more than just infrastructure: it’s a bet on the future. (Source: Bloomberg)

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