Meta to invest more than $10 billion in Louisiana Data Center Campus | Insight

Richland Parish, Louisiana, will be home to Meta’s newest data center. This specially designed four million square meter campus will be Meta’s largest data center to date. It will play a crucial role in accelerating Meta’s AI progress.

When completed, the Richland Parish Data Center will represent an investment of more than $10 billion in Louisiana and will support over 500 operational jobs. Meta is also investing over $200 million in local infrastructure improvements.

Turner Construction Company, DPR Construction and MA Mortenson will build the data center campus. We expect that more than 5,000 construction workers will be on site when construction is at its peak. There will be a joint effort to procure labor and materials locally and make significant contributions directly to society.

Ben Kaplan, CEO, Turner Construction Company said, “Meta, in partnership with Turner, DPR and Mortenson, will be hosting informational fairs early in the year for interested workers and trade contractors. Please follow each of our company’s Facebook pages for updates. ”

Richland Parish is an excellent place for Meta to call home for a number of reasons: It has great access to infrastructure, a reliable grid, a business-friendly climate and wonderful community partners who have helped move this project forward.

It is important to build with sustainability in mind. Together with Meta’s energy partner, Entergy, Meta is adding enough clean and renewable energy to the grid to cover 100% of the electricity consumption of the Richland Parish Data Center. Meta has worked closely with Entergy from the beginning to plan their energy needs and will bring at least 1,500 megawatts of new renewable energy to the grid. Meta and Entergy are looking to invest in more clean energy sources, including nuclear energy.

Meta also prioritizes water management and will work to ensure that their data centers operate efficiently. Meta is proud that they expect this data center to use less water than the site does today. Meta has the global goal of being water positive by 2030, which means that Meta will restore more water than it consumes.