7.5 GW and a Blank Check: Meta Just Showed the World What AI Power Procurement Actually Looks Like

It’s not behind the meter. And that distinction changes everything.

Meta just committed to 10 gas-fired power plants and 7.5 gigawatts of dispatchable generation in Louisiana. That’s more capacity than the entire peak demand of New Orleans — times seven. And they’re paying for every watt of it.

Let that sink in. A single hyperscaler just ordered enough generation to increase Louisiana’s entire grid capacity by more than …