PSC to consider Entergy Louisiana’s infrastructure expansion plans in support of Meta
The Louisiana Public Service Commission will begin a three-day evidentiary hearing Oct. 7 to examine whether a proposed Entergy Louisiana expansion is necessary to...
DOE to invest $1.9B in aging power grid to boost capacity as demand surges
The U.S. Department of Energy plans to invest nearly $1.9 billion to add more than 23 gigawatts of electricity capacity by using technologies such...
Mississippi River mayors create tools for evaluating data center impacts as demand rises
Mississippi River mayors are developing tools to help communities evaluate data center proposals as AI and data storage demand drives rapid growth, with more...
Louisiana Innovation to use $15 million award to connect manufacturers with advanced tech
Louisiana Innovation, a division of LED, has secured $1.5 million annually for five years from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to expand...
Cleco Power to get expedited review for Applied Digital power project
State regulators have agreed to speed up their review of Cleco Power’s proposal to supply electricity to Applied Digital’s $3.6 billion AI data center...
Sicona Battery Technologies to build $10.3M facility in New Orleans East
Sicona Battery Technologies, an Australian developer of next-generation battery materials for lithium-ion batteries, is investing $10.3 million to establish its first U.S. facility and...
EPA repeals emissions limits on coal and natural gas power plants
The repeal of Environmental Protection Agency rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas would remove...
GM develops next-generation battery cells in bet on homegrown battery tech
General Motors is increasing its focus on sodium-ion technology for energy storage systems used by homes, businesses and data centers, CNBC reports. The company...
Data center speculation abounds in Livingston Parish as property undergoes rezoning and wetlands review
Just months before Livingston Parish officials rezoned much of a 700-acre tract of land for heavy industrial development, the site at the center of...
LED’s Susan Bourgeois: Landing SpaceX spaceport project took only six months
Louisiana’s deal to land SpaceX’s $100 billion Vermilion Parish spaceport project came together in just more than six months, according to Louisiana Economic Development Secretary...
