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Hyperion (Richland Parish Data Center)
Status: under-construction · Confidence: high
Facts
| Operator | Meta (hyperscaler) |
|---|---|
| Location | Richland Parish, LA |
| Capacity | 2000 MW |
| Building area | 4000000 sq ft |
| Buildings | 9 |
| Land | 3650 acres |
| Investment | $27000000000 |
| First recorded | 2026-07-05 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05 |
Signal 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).
Sources
- The largest Meta data center yet brings big impact to Louisiana — Meta Data Centers, 2024-12
- Meta purchases additional 1,400 acres for Hyperion mega-data center expansion — Data Center Dynamics, 2026-02-09
Signals
Raw observations behind this record (8):
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
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