Meta Richland Parish Data Center

Meta Richland Parish Data Center — Louisiana

Richland Parish, Louisiana

Active Construction / Multi-Phase ExpansionACTIVE CONSTRUCTION / MULTI-PHASE PROCUREMENT WATCH
Last reviewed by MyDataCenterScoutSeptember 14, 2026Project information can change. Independently verify current status before making business decisions.
Developer / OwnerMeta
LocationRichland Parish, Louisiana
Compute capacity5 GW
AI infrastructureHyperion, Meta’s largest multi-gigawatt AI training cluster
Reported investmentMore than $50 billion
Peak construction workforceMore than 7,500

Contractor opportunity signal

ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION / MULTI-PHASE PROCUREMENT WATCH

Richland Parish combines active construction with future-phase procurement. Meta identifies DPR Construction, Turner Construction Company and Mortenson Construction as general contractors, while contractor sources disclose distinct portions of scope. Turner states procurement activities are underway and provides a pathway for companies to register interest in construction trade packages and related services. Meta identifies Source Louisiana as its default platform for companies seeking subcontracting opportunities connected to the site. Procurement activity does not mean every package is currently available.

Why monitor it

Why Contractors Should Watch This Project

  • Meta describes Richland Parish as its largest data center in its fleet.
  • The campus is planned for 5 GW of compute capacity and will house Hyperion, Meta’s largest multi-gigawatt AI training cluster.
  • DPR, Turner and Mortenson are publicly identified general contractors.
  • DPR, Turner and Mortenson each have publicly described project connections or scope.
  • Turner states Phase 2 preconstruction and procurement activities are underway.
  • Meta identifies Source Louisiana as a subcontracting pathway.
  • More than $1.6B has been contracted with Louisiana businesses to date; this is not remaining opportunity.
  • Major electrical, mechanical, fire protection, controls, security, commissioning and equipment scopes remain incomplete in the public record.

Verified project facts

What is publicly supported

Developer / Owner
Meta
Location
Richland Parish, Louisiana
Compute capacity
5 GW
AI infrastructure
Hyperion, Meta’s largest multi-gigawatt AI training cluster
Reported investment
More than $50 billion
Peak construction workforce
More than 7,500
Operational jobs
1,000
Louisiana business contracts to date
More than $1.6 billion; not remaining opportunity
General contractors identified
DPR Construction, Turner Construction Company, Mortenson Construction
Cooling
Closed-loop cooling
Sustainability
LEED Gold once operational; 100% clean and renewable energy matching stated by Meta
Subcontracting pathway
Source Louisiana

Contractor Relationship Map

Who is publicly connected — and what remains unknown.

Confirmed relationship

Meta

Developer / Owner

Publicly Confirmed Scope: Development and expansion of the Richland Parish data center campus.

Confidence: High · Source: Meta Data Centers
Confirmed relationship

DPR Construction

General Contractor

Publicly Confirmed Scope: Parallel major construction participant; DPR publicly discloses its own building, data-space, modular electrical room and MCUP scope.

Confidence: High · Source: Meta / DPR
Confirmed relationship

Turner Construction Company

General Contractor

Publicly Confirmed Scope: Parallel major construction participant; Turner discloses Phase 1, Phase 2, preconstruction and procurement activity.

Confidence: High · Source: Meta / Turner
Confirmed relationship

Mortenson Construction

General Contractor

Publicly Confirmed Scope: Parallel major construction participant; Mortenson discloses site, utility, water, wastewater and fiber-related scope.

Confidence: High · Source: Meta / Mortenson
Confirmed relationship

Entergy Louisiana

Utility / Power Provider

Publicly Confirmed Scope: Utility relationship for project infrastructure; not an electrical contractor, EPC, subcontractor or general contractor.

Confidence: High · Source: Meta Data Centers
Unknown major scopes

Major Scopes Not Yet Publicly Confirmed

Electrical Trade ContractorNot publicly confirmedMechanical Trade ContractorNot publicly confirmedFire ProtectionNot publicly confirmedControlsNot publicly confirmedSecurityNot publicly confirmedCommissioningNot publicly confirmedMajor Equipment VendorsNot publicly confirmedComplete Subcontractor RosterNot publicly confirmedComplete Package AllocationNot publicly confirmed

Why This Matters to Contractors

The developer is only the first layer. For subcontractors, the opportunity often depends on identifying who controls construction, who holds major trade packages, which scopes remain unresolved, and which future phases may create another procurement cycle. MyDataCenterScout separates known relationships from assumptions so contractors know where further research is still required.

Network signal

Contractor Network Signal

Meta identifies DPR Construction, Turner Construction Company and Mortenson Construction as parallel major construction participants. Entergy Louisiana is a utility / power-provider relationship, not an electrical contractor, EPC, subcontractor or general contractor. The public record does not establish a reporting hierarchy between DPR, Turner and Mortenson.

  • Meta — Developer / Owner
  • DPR Construction — General Contractor
  • Turner Construction Company — General Contractor
  • Mortenson Construction — General Contractor
  • Entergy Louisiana — Utility / Power Provider
  • Unknown subcontractors and package allocations — not publicly confirmed

Publicly confirmed contractor scope

Publicly Confirmed Contractor Scope

The public sources disclose useful scope signals without establishing the complete campus allocation or downstream subcontractor map.

DPR Construction

Source: DPR Construction
  • Approximately 2,000,000 sq. ft. of data space
  • One network data center building
  • Four support-services data center buildings
  • Modular electrical rooms
  • MCUP systems

Turner Construction Company

Source: Turner Construction
  • Phase 1 alongside DPR and Mortenson
  • Four primary AI data center buildings in Phase 1, construction beginning in 2025
  • Selected with Mortenson for Phase 2
  • Ten Phase 2 data center buildings / approximately 5.5M sq. ft.
  • Phase 2 preconstruction underway
  • Procurement activities underway; companies can register interest in trade packages and related services

Mortenson Construction

Source: Mortenson project source
  • Site preparation and grading
  • Underground utilities
  • Medium-voltage distribution and substations for onsite power
  • Onsite water treatment facility
  • Offsite wastewater treatment facility
  • Administration, IBOS and guard-house work
  • Outside-plant fiber distribution

Procurement signal

Public Subcontracting Pathways

These are official public pathways described by Meta and Turner. They are signals for research and registration, not guarantees of access to work or proof that every trade package is open.

Source Louisiana

Meta says Source Louisiana is its default platform for companies seeking subcontracting opportunities connected to the Richland Parish site.

Open official source

Turner Construction

Turner’s Richland Parish resource page states procurement activities are underway and allows companies to register interest in construction trade packages and related services.

Open official source

Scale signal

Scale & Workforce Signal

Scale establishes the magnitude of the program. It does not establish that a specific trade package is open, and the $1.6B figure describes contracts with Louisiana businesses to date rather than remaining opportunity.

Compute capacity5 GW
Reported investment$50B+
Peak construction workforce7,500+
Operational jobs1,000
Louisiana contracts to date$1.6B+

Procurement intelligence

Known and unknown

Developer / Owner
Meta
General Contractor
DPR Construction
General Contractor
Turner Construction Company
General Contractor
Mortenson Construction
Utility / Power Provider
Entergy Louisiana
Public subcontracting pathway
Source Louisiana
Procurement signal
Turner states procurement activities are underway
Electrical trade contractor
Not fully publicly confirmed across the campus
Mechanical trade contractor
Not fully publicly confirmed
Fire protection
Not publicly confirmed
Controls
Not fully publicly confirmed
Security
Not publicly confirmed
Commissioning
Not publicly confirmed
Major equipment vendors
Not fully publicly confirmed
Complete subcontractor roster
Not publicly confirmed
Complete package allocation
Not publicly confirmed

Trades to watch

Relevant scopes

  • Electrical
  • Mechanical
  • Civil / sitework
  • Underground utilities
  • Medium-voltage distribution and substations
  • Water and wastewater infrastructure
  • Fire protection
  • Controls
  • Low-voltage / fiber
  • Security
  • Commissioning
  • Equipment vendors
  • Future phase packages

What contractors should watch next

Next public signals

  • Phase 2 trade-package releases
  • Turner procurement updates
  • Mortenson procurement announcements
  • DPR future-scope announcements
  • Source Louisiana listings
  • Electrical trade awards
  • Mechanical trade awards
  • Fire-protection contractors
  • Controls contractors
  • Low-voltage / fiber contractors
  • Security contractors
  • Commissioning firms
  • Equipment vendors
  • Additional phase announcements
  • Subcontractor awards
  • Workforce or vendor outreach events
  • Infrastructure package awards
  • Major construction milestones

Contractor takeaway

What this means

Meta Richland Parish is one of the strongest contractor-opportunity projects tracked by MyDataCenterScout. Construction is active, expansion is underway, three general contractors are publicly identified, contractor-specific scopes are visible, future-phase procurement is occurring, and public subcontracting pathways exist. The relevant research questions are now who owns a contractor’s scope, whether it has already been awarded, which GC to approach, which phase to pursue, and what signal comes next.

Source-backed context

Phase Intelligence

Phase 1 is in active construction, with Turner stating it is working alongside DPR and Mortenson on four primary AI data center buildings that began construction in 2025. Turner and Mortenson are also selected for Phase 2, which includes ten data center buildings totaling approximately 5.5M sq. ft.; preconstruction is underway and building construction is scheduled to begin after preconstruction. Turner states procurement activities are underway. DPR is not assigned to Phase 2 here because the approved sources do not confirm that role.

Sources

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