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# Meta Richland Parish (Hyperion)

Facility record `fac-meta-richland-parish` — data source: company-press-release (https://datacenters.atmeta.com/richland-parish-data-center/); authority tier 2; contains estimated values (is_estimated: true)

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | ai training |
| Status | under_construction |
| Location | Holly Ridge, Louisiana, US (32.5033, -91.6356) |
| Power capacity | 2,000 MW |
| IT load | not published |
| GPU count | not published |
| Peak PFLOPS (FP16) | not published |
| Owner | Meta Platforms, Inc. |
| Operator | Meta Platforms, Inc. |
| Announced | 2024-12-05 |
| Operational | not published |

Grid context: balancing authority Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc...

Meta's largest data center, on the former Franklin Farm megasite in Richland Parish, Louisiana. 4 million sq ft across 2,250 acres. Initial compute capacity: 2 GW for training open-source LLMs. Potential scale to 5 GW. Entergy Louisiana to build 2,260 MW of combined-cycle natural gas generation plus up to 2,500 MW of solar. Total investment: $10B+ (Fortune reports $27B as of Mar 2026). Construction underway as of early 2025.

## Cite

> Scrutica, "Meta Richland Parish (Hyperion)" (facility record), https://scrutica.com/facilities/fac-meta-richland-parish; data source: company-press-release; accessed 2026-07-27.

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