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flag Louisiana sped up power plant approvals for data centers, cutting review time to eight months, to attract major AI projects amid growing concerns over energy use and costs.

flag Louisiana has fast-tracked power plant approvals for large industrial users like data centers, cutting review time from years to as little as eight months under a new rule allowing cost-sharing with utilities. flag The move, backed by the Louisiana Public Service Commission, aims to attract major projects such as Meta’s planned AI data center, though critics warn it could raise electricity costs for average consumers. flag Simultaneously, federal regulators approved direct connections between data centers and power plants, accelerating AI infrastructure development amid concerns over energy shortages and environmental strain. flag Public pushback is growing nationwide, with over 230 groups calling for moratoriums due to data centers’ massive energy and water use, projected to consume up to 12% of U.S. electricity by 2028.

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