Meta agrees to fund Entergy Louisiana's new energy infrastructure for its Louisiana data center, including seven natural gas power plants
Wall Street Journal Nicholas G. Miller
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Discussion
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@aniruddh_mohan
Aniruddh Mohan
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Another HUGE new deal b/w Meta & Entergy in Louisiana to build on 2025 investment (subtweet) - 7 (!) new gas (CCGT) plants at > 5.2 GW - This is in ADDITION to 3 gas plants ALREADY being built for Meta (~2 GW) - 240 miles of new 500 kV (previous one had 2x30 mile 500 kV Tx [image…
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@entergy
@entergy
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Entergy Louisiana has announced a new agreement with Meta that is expected to deliver approximately $2 billion in customer savings over 20 years, bringing total projected benefits to $2.65 billion. https://enter.gy/...
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@aripeskoe
Ari Peskoe
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5+ GW of new natural gas plants to power Meta's expansion of its hyperion data center in NE Louisiana. Entergy claims ratepayers won't pay. But Entergy was not forthcoming w info about prior deal w Meta, which put ratepayers at risk for $2B of gas plants costs.
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@realjimchanos
James Chanos
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I love how many of the responses to this news are, “Power is the bottleneck!” for data center construction, when this news means the exact opposite.
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@lagovjefflandry
Governor Jeff Landry
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Today, Louisiana once again demonstrates our commitment to capital and job creation. I want to express my gratitude to Mark Zuckerberg ( @finkd ), the @Meta team, and @Entergy for showcasing how growth in this field can be achieved while prioritizing consumer interests. Their p…
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@paularmstrongtbd
Paul Armstrong
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Jesus fucking Christ. Can we just have some infrastructure we control? Perhaps get them to pay more taxes so you have some money to build them selves? [embedded post]