Cleco to build gas power plant to supply massive data center in Rapides

(The Center Square) – Cleco plans to build a new natural gas power plant as part of a broader deal to supply electricity to Applied Digital’s massive data center in Rapides Parish, according to testimony filed with state regulators.

The $3.6 billion data center is expected to use as much as 430 megawatts of electricity, making it “the largest single load ever served by Cleco Power.”

Applied Digital …