Meta Holly Ridge Campus: $50B North Louisiana AI Hub
Status: Pre-construction / Site Preparation (Announced July 2026) | Location: Holly Ridge Industrial Park, Richland Parish, North Louisiana, USA
Project Overview
A monumental $50 billion infrastructure investment represents one of the largest single-site data center commitments in global history, establishing a transformative AI infrastructure hub in North Louisiana. Purpose-built from the ground up, the hyperscale campus is designed to serve as Meta's primary operational base for training frontier artificial intelligence models, developing next-generation open-source foundation models, and supporting massive neural network clustering workloads. Engineered to deliver exceptional computing performance, the facility will house thousands of advanced GPU clusters connected through ultra-high-speed networking and optimized for large-scale AI training and inference. The campus is expected to feature state-of-the-art liquid cooling systems, high-capacity power distribution, resilient grid infrastructure, and renewable energy integration to efficiently support extremely dense AI computing environments. Beyond its technical capabilities, the development is expected to become a cornerstone of Meta's long-term AI strategy, enabling faster innovation across generative AI, large language models (LLMs), multimodal systems, and intelligent digital services. The project is also anticipated to drive significant economic growth through infrastructure development, job creation, and increased investment across the regional technology ecosystem, while reinforcing the United States' position as a global leader in hyperscale AI infrastructure and next-generation cloud computing.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | Meta Holly Ridge Campus: $50B North Louisiana AI Hub |
| Location | Holly Ridge Industrial Park, Richland Parish, North Louisiana, USA |
| Status | Pre-construction / Site Preparation (Announced July 2026) |
| Commissioning | Q4 2029 (Phase 1 Computational Target) |
| Total IT Load | 1,200 MW (Phase 1 operational framework) |
| Total Capacity | 1,500 MW Initial Substation Envelope (Scalable to 3 GW Masterplan) |
| Tier Level | Tier III Compliant (Concurrently Maintainable High-Density AI Architecture) |
| Project Type | Greenfield Ultra-Scale AI Training Campus & Next-Gen LLM Supercluster |
City Profile
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| City Name | Louisiana |
| Population | Approximately 4.60 million (2025 estimate) |
| Urban Agglomeration | N/A (State) |
| City GDP | Approximately USD 330 Billion (2024 estimate) |
| Per Capita Income | Approximately USD 330 Billion (2024 estimate) |
| City Tier | Tier 2 U.S. State (Strong industrial and logistics economy with growing technology sector) |
| Key Strengths | Major Gulf Coast ports, oil & gas, petrochemicals, LNG exports, advanced manufacturing, logistics, aerospace, agriculture, rapidly growing AI and hyperscale data center investments, abundant energy resources, strategic Mississippi River transportation corridor. |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Meta Platforms, Inc. |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Louisiana Economic Development (LED), Entergy Louisiana, Richland Parish Authorities |
| Construction Contractor | Tier-1 North American Mission-Critical Joint Venture Consortium |
| MEP Engineering | Specialized International Data Center Design & MEP Consultants |
| Network Connectivity | Meta Private Global Fiber Backbone, Zayo Group, Lumen Technologies, AT&T |
| Power Infrastructure | Multi-line high-voltage utility transmission substation built on-site, connecting directly to Entergy's high-capacity regional generation ring. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | 1,500 MW dedicated initial active site utility substation capacity |
| UPS Redundancy | Distributed block-redundant static UPS architecture paired with utility-scale Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) continuous battery banks. |
| Cooling System | Closed-loop, zero-water-evaporation direct-to-chip liquid cooling loops configured to support dense GPU accelerator frames up to 140 kW per rack. |
| Connectivity | Carrier-neutral megacampus utilizing multiple geographically diverse underground fiber entry vaults with dedicated dark-fiber transport loops. |
| PUE Target | 1.15 (Optimized for extreme ultra-scale high-density computational profiles) |
| Energy Mix | 100% matched renewable energy framework backed by multi-state corporate wind and solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). |
Milestones
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| Announcement | July 2026 |
| Construction Start | Q4 2026 (Targeted civil clearing and grading phases) |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Q4 2029 |
| Full Buildout | Q4 2033 (Complete realization of the massive multi-building infrastructure cluster) |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | $50,000,000,000+ ($50 Billion USD Total Capital Commitment) |
| Funding | Direct corporate balance-sheet capital reserves and specialized infrastructure allocations |