LNG company Venture Global plans to bring its first Cameron Parish data center online as soon as late 2028 or early 2029, company leadership announced in an earnings call this week.
The company plans to purchase one power plant unit and associated grid equipment before the end of 2026, with a second purchase planned for early 2027, powering the first 250 megawatts of computing capacity.
In total, the equipment the company plans to purchase for its Louisiana operations in Cameron and Plaquemines parishes could power up 32 data centers.
CEO Michael Sabel told investors that “for the moment, it seems like they [Louisiana] might be the only store open on Sunday here for data centers.” While public pushback has led to a slowdown in their development in other states, Louisiana has maintained a largely permissive attitude toward such proposals.
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Ben Nolan called the planned expansion the “first industrial AI utility offering.”
Venture Global confirmed it entered into reservation agreements with Houston-based global energy technology provider Baker Hughes and power distribution company GE Vernova for “up to 16 power islands and associated grid equipment” last month, each of which has the capacity to power two data centers. In total, the company looks to create up to 5 GW of computing capacity by 2031.
Venture Global filed its permit applications with LDEQ on Oct. 15 under its subsidiary Cameron Generation for “Cameron Campus Data Center No. 2.” for the facilities necessary to power it.
According to its application, the company is proposing the construction on the east side of Wakefield Road and the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish, approximately 1 mile north of the company’s existing CP2 LNG Terminal.
