News Summary

• When completed, Meta’s new AI data center will draw as much electricity as South Dakota.
• Meta announced it would fund seven natural gas power plants to support the $27 billion data center.
• When combined, the power plants in Louisiana will generate around 7.5 gigawatts of electricity, slightly more than the capacity of the entire Mount Rushmore State.
• Methane, the main component of natural gas, warms the planet 84 times more than carbon dioxide.
• Even leakage rates of 0.2% along the supply chain can make natural gas’ climate impact worse than coal.