State AI economy · published evidence
Louisiana
Data centers, planned capacity, power economics, grid emissions, and AI workforce signals—each tied to a published source and methodology.
- Datasets
- 4
- Latest evidence
- Sep 11, 2026
- Coverage
- Project-level
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#5Planned AI capacity
Latest future-milestone AI data-center facility MW in Epoch AI aggregated by explicit source-provided U.S. state, with facility count, estimated capex, H100e, and owner breadth.
- Published value
- 2,262 MW
- Evidence N
- 3
- Confidence
- 60%
- As of
- Sep 10, 2026
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#4Industrial electricity economics
Monthly statewide commercial and industrial retail electricity prices for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Published value
- 6.69¢/kWh
- Evidence N
- 3
- Confidence
- 100%
- As of
- Jun 30, 2026
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#29Grid carbon intensity
Generation-based state power-sector CO2e intensity with capacity, generation, and resource-mix context for all 50 states and DC.
- Published value
- 763.068 pounds_per_megawatt_hour
- Evidence N
- 7
- Confidence
- 100%
- As of
- Dec 31, 2023
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#35AI workforce
State employment, concentration, and pay for the exact BLS SOC 15-2051 Data Scientists occupation.
- Published value
- 1,300 jobs
- Evidence N
- 5
- Confidence
- 100%
- As of
- May 15, 2026
Project-level evidence
Planned AI data centers
| Project | Owner | Planned MW | 2025 CapEx estimate | Milestone | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta HyperionHolly Ridge, LA 71269 | Meta | 2.3K MW | $63.5B | Jan 1, 2028 | 60% confidenceEvidence noteFirst phase is operational, based on a [Meta blog post](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PmFNgOwkPepwjpGIbNUuPJP0LNgIqe7l/view?usp=sharing). We assume that this aligns with the three natural gas turbines being completed, for a total of 2262 MW capacity, but that these turbines have a backup role. This is close to the 1800 MW of load requested from the grid. Meta [claims](https://engineering.fb.com/2025/09/29/data-infrastructure/metas-infrastructure-evolution-and-the-advent-of-ai/) that "The Hyperion cluster will have a 5-gigawatt capacity once complete", but so far there is no concrete evidence for this happening at the Holly Ridge site alone. |
Planned capacity is estimated, not metered utility load. Planned does not mean permitted, financed, constructed, or energized. Open each project and methodology before using these figures.
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