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The optimal solution is to have them far away from all commercial and residential areas. Thinking you can just throw a hyperscale datacenter in the middle of a walmart is pie in the sky thinking.

Louisiana's mega sites are one of the states best resources to attract industry. When several of them are getting dedicated to data centers the state is giving up its asset for a project that will have a massive footprint and produce fewer jobs than possible alternatives.

Yeah the cap ex is huge, but the employment numbers arent great, and will probably be worse by the time any of these things are actually operational. And the cost to the state is literally billions of dollars. Are 800-1000 jobs worth a sales tax exemption that runs for 20 years and will cost the state $1.5 billion? That is like 10 years of the film program (which is also hirrible) but data centers produce only 10% of the fulltime jobs.

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Posted on 6/26/26 at 1:59 pm to crewdepoo

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The Baton rouge aquifer is experiencing salt water intrusion due to our over pumping (majority industrial). It's not a volume issue, it's where they're pulling it through. The ai data center being pushing in east feleciana could require 10 additional power plants in the area.

I was on the phone with a client who installs Propane storage, which increases BTU value, at gas fired power plants for peaking, that includes gas turbine powered

Per him someone ordered 40 new gas turbines generators form Solar in speculation of need. He already has a number of projects on his books to install propane storage for peaking

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Posted on 6/26/26 at 2:01 pm to crewdepoo