Entergy Project Laidley Power Program
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- Oct 28, 2026
- Utility
- Entergy Louisiana · Midcontinent Independent System Operator
Approved utility-resource package serving the initial Meta/Laidley load, including three combined-cycle units, transmission and renewable procurement. Entergy Project Laidley Power Program is in Richland and St. Charles parishes, LA, US and is a program with under construction status.
Constituent sites / phases
Capacity
Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records
A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.
Development
LPSC-approved resource package.
Milestones (2)
Dec 2024 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Event type not stated
Source not linkedAug 20, 2025 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Permit approved
Source not linkedParticipants
Other participants (3)
Utility provider
Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
- Project Evest generation planning testimony · Mar 25, 2026 · Corroborating
Utility provider (1)
- Meta keeps buying Rosemount land · Oct 15, 2025 · Corroborating
Utility provider (1)
Government authority
Sources by role
Government authority (1)
- Meta buys more Rosemount land for potential expansion · Feb 22, 2025 · Corroborating
Government authority (1)
- Meta Rosemount Data Center fact sheet · Feb 1, 2025 · Primary
Additional project facts
Infrastructure & permits
Technical details (3)
Under construction
2,250 MW
Three approved units across Franklin Farms and Waterford; generation capacity is not Meta IT load.
Secured or contracted
60 miles
Mount Olive–Sarepta approximately 60-mile 500-kV line plus upgrades.
Secured or contracted
1,500 MW
Authority to procure up to 1.5 GW solar; projects and delivery status not yet final.
Constituent-site map
Permit · Issued
Project Laidley / Docket U-37425
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Aug 20, 2025
Sources (3)
- Meta buys more Rosemount land for potential expansion · Feb 22, 2025 · Corroborating
- Meta Rosemount Data Center fact sheet · Feb 1, 2025 · Corroborating
- Development in Rosemount: Meta data center · Primary
Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.
Related projects (1)
Under construction · Rayville, Louisiana, United States
Shared participant: Entergy Louisiana · Shared participant: Laidley LLC · Same market: Louisiana, United States
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