Entergy Waterford Unit 5
- Headline capacity
- Not established in published records
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
- Utility
- Entergy Louisiana
Entergy reports that site preparation for Waterford Unit 5 began in November 2025, with main construction scheduled for late 2026 and completion expected in 2029. This is site preparation, not confirmation that main construction has started. New combined-cycle unit at Entergy's existing Waterford generation site; generation asset, not a data center campus. Entergy Waterford Unit 5 is in Waterford site, LA, US and is a generation site with preconstruction status.
Program relationships
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
1 building
One 1x1 combined-cycle unit.
Milestones (1)
2029 · Forecast / planned record
Forecast · Forecast completion
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Other participants (1)
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
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Additional project facts
Infrastructure & permits
Project map
Permit · Status not stated
Waterford Unit 5
Sources (1)
Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.
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