Meta faces Democratic probe into plans to power a giant data center with gas

Meta is constructing a massive AI data center in Louisiana, prompting local utility Entergy to propose three new gas-fired power plants to meet its energy demands. Advocates, including Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, are pressing Meta for transparency regarding the data center’s energy consumption and its alignment with the company’s climate commitments, which aim for net-zero emissions by 2030. Concerns are rising about the environmental impact and local pollution associated with the increased fossil fuel use to support the facility.