Entergy needs seven new power plants for the META Data Centers

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Is this where retards come in and tell us how data centers do not harm environment and run closer loop cooling

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Is this where retards come in and tell us how data centers do not harm environment and run closer loop cooling

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Nah, their CO2 emissions are harmless But if you eat a hamburger or set your AC colder than 85 you're destroying the planet.

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Entergy Louisiana announced plans last week to seek permission from the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to build seven new gas power plants to support Meta’s future $27-billion artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Richland Parish.

The request came less than a year after the PSC approved Entergy’s plan to install three power plants to provide 2,250 megawatts of electricity to the AI data center. The project would be the first considered under the PSC’s Lightning Amendment—a directive adopted last December to allow electricity connections for “large load” projects to be approved within eight months, if projects met certain criteria.

Entergy officials announced that Meta planned to fund the construction of seven new power plants that would generate more than 5,200 megawatts of electricity, some 240 miles of new 500 kV transmission lines connecting southern Louisiana to northern Louisiana and Arkansas, upgrade Entergy’s existing nuclear power plants, build up to 2,500 megawatts of solar farms and install batteries to store solar power across three locations to support the data center.

If approved by the PSC, the seven power plants and solar farms—in addition to the three power plants currently under construction—would generate nearly 10,000 megawatts of electricity for the AI data center.

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“This agreement reflects what’s possible when strong partners align around long-term growth and value,” said Phillip May, Entergy Louisiana president and chief executive officer. “Working with our customers, regulators and state leaders, we are making targeted investments that strengthen reliability, support economic development and deliver meaningful benefits to customers—all while keeping energy rates affordable, which aligns perfectly with Meta’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge and Entergy’s Fair Share Plus Pledge.”

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According to Entergy, customers in Louisiana would see some $2.65 billion in savings if the PSC approved the plan because Meta has committed to contributing $120 million, including matching funds, for Entergy’s The Power to Care program; $140 million for energy efficiency initiatives for low-income customers; and support for incremental carbon-free nuclear energy solutions.

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I thought the latest was that Meta was paying for the power plants?

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I thought the latest was that Meta was paying for the power plants?

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There is no way the consumers won't get royally fricked in some fashion when all is said and done. I don't care what Entergy, Meta, or any government agency says.

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Guarantee they'll be a boondoggle money pit that makes the Sunshine Bridge seem responsible

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Sunshine bridge was voted on by the tax payers and approved as part of the TIMED tax. Multiple projects were place on the bill after culling the list from 20 to 13.

Everyone complains about the Sunshine bridge, but your parents and grandparents approved it. The Baton Rouge Legislation never put a third baton rouge bridge on the list.

They will build anywhere they can get a utility to guarantee them power. Right now very few areas of the country are willing to guarantee the power DC's are contractually requiring.