Meta's Hyperion orders 10 gas plants for a 7.7GW Louisiana AI campus
A $27bn Blue Owl-funded megacampus in Richland Parish triples its on-site gas to ~7.7GW, about seven times New Orleans' peak demand, via an expanded Entergy deal
Summary
Meta's Hyperion campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, a ~$27bn build financed through a Blue Owl Capital joint venture, has expanded its on-site power to ~7.7GW via 10 Entergy-built natural-gas plants, after a March 2026 deal added seven plants (~5.2GW) to the original three. That is about seven times the City of New Orleans' peak demand. Meta is paying for all 10 plants and has committed to 2.5GW of new renewables, 240 miles of transmission and battery storage. A separate 1GW Meta supercluster, Prometheus, is coming online in Ohio. The Hyperion gas order is among the largest single data-center-driven fossil-generation commitments yet.
By the numbers
- ~7.7GW, peak power from 10 gas plants under the Entergy agreement.
- ~$27bn, Hyperion development cost (Meta–Blue Owl JV).
- 7 + 3, gas plants added in March 2026 + originally announced.
- ~7x, Hyperion peak power vs. City of New Orleans peak demand.
- 2.5GW / 240 mi, committed new renewables / new transmission lines.
Why it matters
A single AI campus is now reshaping a US state's power system, locking in new gas capacity for decades, shifting grid and emissions costs, and testing whether ratepayers or the hyperscaler ultimately bear the buildout. It is the physical, fossil-fuel cost of the AI race made concrete.
What to watch
- Regulatory approvals and any ratepayer cost-allocation fights in Louisiana.
- Whether the 2.5GW renewables/storage commitment materialises on schedule.
- Emissions accounting as the gas fleet comes online.