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re: Heads up St Francisville/New Roads/Zachary… a $12b data center is being built in your area
Posted on 12/9/24 at 7:11 pm to dewster
Posted on 12/9/24 at 7:11 pm to dewster
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Big Cajun 1 is natural gas and idle (I think). It’s smaller and barely visible above the tree line.
It's coal fired. Number 2 was converted to gas a decade ago
One and two are next to each other. 3 is off to the west a little bit, separated from the other ones
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Posted on 12/9/24 at 7:16 pm to crewdepoo
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Way more water boil advisories.
Water boils are mainly due to low system pressure / line breaks that allow contamination of treated potatable water distribution, not untreated river water issues.
River water is treated to clear federal drinking water regulations prior to distribution in the dilapidated water lines.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 7:21 pm to Sayre
You are talking about Big Cajun 2 which has 3 units. Big Cajun 1 is a smaller, peaker plant that is gas and rarely runs.
This post was edited on 12/9/24 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 12/9/24 at 7:43 pm to frequent flyer
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New Roads and St Francisville are solid areas. The state needs to try to develop that part of the region.
With the news of this breaking, development is officially closed. Taxes may become some of the lowest in the state. There will be no reason to lure developers or rooftops for tax revenue. It will be an invisible revenue source.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 7:55 pm to Loup
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You shut your mouth with that nonsense. They start all that and we end up with DLSD housing projects here
DR Horton is shite but they got money and lawyers. Also, not sure about AI but other big data facilities are noisy as frick. Careful what you wish for.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 8:06 pm to Teufelhunden
State May be finally turning the corner economically
Posted on 12/9/24 at 8:30 pm to ell_13
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You are talking about Big Cajun 2 which has 3 units. Big Cajun 1 is a smaller, peaker plant that is gas and rarely runs.
I know. I've worked on both.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 8:34 pm to Teufelhunden
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not sure about AI but other big data facilities are noisy as frick. Careful what you wish for.
There are maybe 12 people that live within 3 miles of that site.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 8:54 pm to crewdepoo
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These data centers and power plans are going to drain our aquifers
This one is going to pull from the MS river.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 9:04 pm to ell_13
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You are talking about Big Cajun 2 which has 3 units. Big Cajun 1 is a smaller, peaker plant that is gas and rarely runs.
This is correct
Posted on 12/9/24 at 9:05 pm to Sayre
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Big Cajun 1 is natural gas and idle (I think). It’s smaller and barely visible above the tree line. It's coal fired. Number 2 was converted to gas a decade ago One and two are next to each other. 3 is off to the west a little bit, separated from the other ones
There is zero coal at Big Cajun 1
Posted on 12/9/24 at 9:27 pm to frequent flyer
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New Roads and St Francisville are solid areas. The state needs to try to develop that part of the region.
New Roads maybe but the intersection where the bridge connects to 61 is already dangerous.
Zachary and southern East Feliciana parish can build to accommodate thisbut West Feliciana and St.Francisville are closed.
They are estimating 2000 people to build this facility over the next 5 years. Hopefully the Port Hudson area serves as home base
Posted on 12/9/24 at 9:51 pm to Sayre
quote:Then why did you say it ran on coal?
I know. I've worked on both
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:20 pm to ell_13
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Tell me you don’t know how power works.
Are you trying to say this data center wasn't attracted by the nuclear plant being a couple miles away through the woods? Wtf. You're clueless.
Btw, there is already talk about Entergy eventually building a 2nd reactor to feed a second phase down the road.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 10:36 pm to clamdip
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Btw, there is already talk about Entergy eventually building a 2nd reactor to feed a second phase down the road.
That would be awesome. Those nukes have a frick ton of employees.
Posted on 12/10/24 at 12:14 am to MikeD
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There is zero coal at Big Cajun 1
I know. I don't know why I put 1 in that comment. My bad. I usually don't ever but 2. Don't need to specify it's 2 since no one ever is really talking about 1.
This post was edited on 12/10/24 at 12:17 am
Posted on 12/10/24 at 12:16 am to ell_13
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Then why did you say it ran on coal
See above. I didn't intended to put 1 or 2. I didn't even realize I'd done so. I've only worked at 1, one time for about a month. I've spent a lot of time at 2.
I blame Grey Goose.
This post was edited on 12/10/24 at 12:22 am
Posted on 12/10/24 at 3:48 am to ell_13
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In the long term, the nuclear industry is looking at putting SMRs (Small Module Reactors) at current Nuclear plant locations where the infrastructure already exists.
100%
Posted on 12/10/24 at 5:25 am to Dirt Booger
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They are estimating 2000 people to build this facility over the next 5 years. Hopefully the Port Hudson area serves as home base
I’m guessing the construction workers will mostly stay in Baton Rouge or Zachary where there is more available rental housing.
The permanent employees at the power plants or at the data center…probably all over the area: St Francisville, New Roads, Zachary, the rural areas in between, etc. .
Posted on 12/10/24 at 5:39 am to member12
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I’m guessing the construction workers will mostly stay in Baton Rouge or Zachary where there is more available rental housing.
Zachary has 4 hotels. Probably 500 total rooms. Everybody that has a piece of land is going to be going to their local P&Z trying to get trailer parks setup zoned for their properties.
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