Meta Richland Parish (Hyperion)

AI campus · Richland Parish, LA

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Status Under construction · through 2030 VERIFIED · MODERATE
Last checked against its sources Sep 25, 2026

The atlas adds the map, nearby response resources, infrastructure dependencies, hazards, and illustrative planning scenarios for this site.

Profile

Meta's largest data center, on a 2,250-acre former farm megasite between Rayville and Delhi in Richland Parish. Meta and the state describe more than $50 billion of investment, nearly 10 million square feet, and 5 GW of compute capacity for the Hyperion training cluster, with construction continuing through 2030. Entergy Louisiana is building about 2,260 MW of combined-cycle generation and new 500 kV and 230 kV transmission to serve it. VERIFIED · MODERATE

Key facts

Planned compute (IT) capacity: 5 GW planned (IT); VERIFIED · MODERATE
Announced investment: >$50B; VERIFIED · MODERATE
Planned floor area: ~10 million ft²; VERIFIED · MODERATE
Site: 2,250 acres; VERIFIED · MODERATE

VERIFIED values are stated by a cited source; DERIVED values are calculated from them; ESTIMATED values are approximations; UNKNOWN means no reliable public information, not absence. The map point is approximate and is not a parcel boundary.

Open questions

UNKNOWN Total facility power draw (only IT capacity is published)
UNKNOWN Backup generation, fuel storage, and battery/UPS systems
UNKNOWN Cooling method and water source
UNKNOWN Local response resources not yet recorded

Changes (1)

2026-09-25 Added to the atlas Meta Richland Parish (Hyperion): Added to the atlas.

Sources (6)

Entergy Louisiana to power Meta's data center in Richland Parish · Entergy · primary · checked 2026-09-25 · search excerpt
Entergy Louisiana receives LPSC approval for major infrastructure investments to support Meta's data center and improve reliability · Entergy · primary · checked 2026-09-25 · search excerpt
Entergy Utilities Complete MISO Integration · Entergy · primary · published 2013-12 · checked 2026-09-25 · search excerpt
Meta Commits More Than $50 Billion for North Louisiana Project, Becoming One of the Largest Data Centers in History · Louisiana Economic Development · primary · published 2026-07 · checked 2026-09-25 · search excerpt
Deepening our investment in Richland Parish, Louisiana · Meta Data Centers · primary · published 2026-07 · checked 2026-09-25 · search excerpt
DCRA manual location approximation · DCRA project · checked 2026-09-23

Planning and visualization only. DCRA is not a dispatch system, forecast, exposure or casualty model, or compliance determination. Scenarios in the atlas are hypothetical and do not predict what will happen at any facility.