Data center campus · Near Interstate 10 and Read Boulevard, New Orleans East, Orleans County, Louisiana
MS Solar Grid Data proposal, New Orleans East
Paused by moratorium
as of Jan. 28, 2026
A two-phase data center floated for New Orleans East that would have needed residential land rezoned; it prompted the city's 2026 data center pause.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Who is behind it
ProjectMS Solar Grid Data proposal, New Orleans East
Developer and teamMS Solar Grid Data
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
The City Council adopted a one-year pause on data center licenses and approvals citywide while planners write zoning rules, after the New Orleans East proposal drew concern. (New Orleans City Council, Jan. 28, 2026; Verite News New Orleans, Jan. 28, 2026)
The full record
- Status note
- No application had been filed with the City Planning Commission; the City Council's one-year data center pause followed neighborhood objections.
- Power note
- Size not disclosed; may be under 50 MW.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)