Meta got Data Center $3.3 billion tax break — could consume 20% of Louisiana's power

[KenH]

"Entergy Louisiana is building a $470 million, 60-mile transmission line to feed the site, but in a joint brief, a coalition opposing the project argued the data center could consume close to 20% of Louisiana's total electricity, warning of "costs that could ultimately exceed a billion dollars". A Bloomberg analysis found wholesale electricity prices for ratepayers within 50 miles of data centers have climbed as much as 276% over the past five years."

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