Entergy boosts spending by 33 percent to meet data center demand

Electrical transmission tower construction. (Courtesy Entergy)

Meta’s new data center in northeast Louisiana is largely responsible for Entergy recently boosting its four-year capital spending plan by some 33 percent to $57 million.

The move reflects surging U.S. power demand, which hit records in 2025, as utilities race to support energy-intensive data center growth nationwide. Read more from Reuters.