How an ‘icepocalypse’ raises more questions about Meta’s biggest data center project
Published: (February 11, 2026 at 09:06 AM EST)
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Source: The Verge
Source: The Verge
Background
Donna Collins lives about 20 miles from where Meta’s biggest data center is being built, in a house her family has lived in for five generations. Construction has thrown the small agricultural community in North Louisiana into the spotlight as a high‑profile example of how the infrastructure behind generative AI could impact nearby residents.
Personal Perspective
For Collins, this place is “a little piece of heaven.”
“It’s all I’ve ever known as a home. It’s quiet. It’s rural. It is beautiful,” she says. “We can’t imagine the changes that are coming.”
Recent Challenges
The region was particularly hard‑hit by the recent cold snap that knocked out power for hundreds of thousands…