id: meta-richland-parish
name: Hyperion (Richland Parish Data Center)
operator: meta
status: under-construction
location:
  country: US
  state: LA
  county: Richland Parish
metrics:
  capacity_mw: 2000
  land_acres: 3650
  building_sqft: 4000000
  buildings: 9
  investment_usd: 27000000000
first_seen: "2026-07-05"
last_updated: "2026-07-05"
confidence: high
sources:
  - url: https://datacenters.atmeta.com/richland-parish-data-center/
    title: "The largest Meta data center yet brings big impact to Louisiana"
    publisher: Meta Data Centers
    date: "2024-12"
  - url: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-purchases-additional-1400-acres-for-hyperion-mega-data-center-expansion/
    title: "Meta purchases additional 1,400 acres for Hyperion mega-data center expansion"
    publisher: Data Center Dynamics
    date: "2026-02-09"
signals:
  - sig-20260705-hyperion-building-sqft
  - sig-20260705-hyperion-buildings
  - sig-20260705-hyperion-capacity-dcd
  - sig-20260705-hyperion-capacity-meta
  - sig-20260705-hyperion-investment-dcd
  - sig-20260705-hyperion-investment-meta
  - sig-20260705-hyperion-land-acres
  - sig-20260705-hyperion-status
notes: >
  Under construction; 3,700+ workers on site, nine buildings phased through
  2030. Capacity 2+ GW (Meta) scaling to 5 GW (DCD) — value shown is the firm
  2 GW; 5 GW is the long-run plan. Investment conflicts by scope: $10B+ original
  announcement (Meta) vs $27B Blue Owl Capital JV financing (DCD, the value
  used); larger long-run press figures not fetch-verified. Land: 2,250 + 1,400
  acres (3,650 total).