Cleco’s $3.6B data center deal could reshape central Louisiana’s energy landscape

Cleco Power plans to build a 756-megawatt natural gas plant to supply electricity to Applied Digital’s $3.6 billion data center in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Applied Digital will fund infrastructure upgrades and a 10-year capacity agreement, while Cleco claims the deal will reduce costs for existing customers by over $700 million over 15 years.