Gov. Jeff Landry announces Meta will build at $10 billion data center in Louisiana during an economic development announcement event at the Rayville Civic Center on Dec. 4, 2024.

Over the past several years, energy use by data centers has grown by 20% to 40% annually. Here's what that could mean for Louisiana and its proposed AI data center.

Meta anticipates its Louisiana data center will create 500 operational jobs and 5,000 temporary construction jobs, said Kevin Janda, director of data center strategy. At 4 million square feet (370,000 ...

A report by consulting firm McKinsey reveals that global demand for data center capacity could rise at an annual rate of between 19%-22% from 2023 to 2030 to reach an annual demand of 171 to 219 ...

Facebook parent Meta is planning a multi-billion-dollar data center in north Louisiana. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces their new name, Meta, during a virtual event in this 2021 file photo.

Meta plans a $10B AI data center in Louisiana, creating 1,500+ jobs and boosting regional infrastructure. The facility will run on 100% renewable energy, supporting platforms like Facebook and ...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, intends to build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana and hire more than 500 employees at the site, Gov ...

Outside view of a Meta data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah on July 18, 2024, a complex of five large buildings each over four football fields long and totaling 2.4 million square feet.

Associated Press, December 11, 2024, Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility, by Jack Brook and Adrian Sainz ...