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Cleco’s Data Center Power Push | Lake Charles News
Louisiana regulators are racing to approve Cleco’s massive power plan for Applied Digital’s new data center, fast-tracking the process to meet a March deadline and avoid losing a critical contract. The utility seeks to build new natural gas plants and transmission lines to supply 430 megawatts by 2028 — its largest customer ever — but critics warn the expedited “Lightning Initiative” could shift costs onto ratepayers if the project’s infrastructure is deemed a public system resource. While Cleco claims Applied Digital will cover project-specific costs and boost grid reliability, opponents…
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