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A fight over power plants for Meta's big Richland Parish data center is heading to court.
Three Louisiana nonprofit groups sued state utility regulators Monday, accusing them of changing approval rules without giving residents proper notice.
Entergy Louisiana, the electric company behind the project, wants to build seven natural gas plants to power the data center. But locals argue the shortcut lets Entergy skip a review meant to protect customers from paying too much for electricity.
They're now asking a judge to throw out the rule before a December vote.
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