EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 26-058 LOUISIANA RATEPAYER AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION INITIATIVE CRITERIA FOR LED CERTIFICATIONS FOR DATA CENTER AND LARGE-LOAD INVESTMENTS
Jun 25, 2026 · Issued
Gov. Jeff Landry · Issued
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Governor Jeff Landry directed development of data-center incentive criteria requiring evaluation of generation needs and commitments for large customers to fund incremental generation and grid infrastructure. The Secretary must submit the framework within 90 days and implement it if the governor approves it. Public Service Commission authority is preserved. This concerns conditional future investments, not completed plants or measured generation.
Executive order issued. This is the historical order; implementation, later amendments, and current enforceability are not inferred.
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Natural-gas share is the portion of Louisiana in-state electricity net generation supplied by natural gas. Gas-fired plants and alternative generating resources concern this mix; in-state generation differs from electricity consumed in the state. Procurement targets and authorizations are distinct from operating plants or measured output. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.
Retained Louisiana evidence context: Natural-gas share of in-state electricity generation. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Section 1: I hereby direct the Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development (the “Secretary”) to develop and adopt criteria establishing the Ratepayer and Community Protection Framework for Large Load Investments (the “Framework”). The Framework shall serve as conditions LED must incorporate in any agreement entered into under R.S. 47:305.73(B) for eligibility and continued participation in the Data Center Sales and Use Tax Exemption and related incentives for data center and other large-load, power-intensive projects in Louisiana. Section 2: The development and expansion of data centers and other large-load, power-intensive projects shall proceed only in a manner that is mindful of, and protective of, Louisiana’s resources. Accordingly, before any new data center is approved for, or continues to receive, the benefits of the Data Center Sales and Use Tax Exemption or related incentives, the Secretary, in coordination with the agencies identified in this Order, shall ensure that the project’s anticipated demands on the State’s resources, including water, electric generation and transmission capacity, land, and other natural resources, have been evaluated and balanced against the project’s anticipated benefits to the State and its citizens. No agreement for a project shall proceed under the program unless the Secretary determines that this balance adequately protects Louisiana’s resources, ratepayers, and communities, and LED’s contractual agreements impose appropriate conditions to ensure compliance with the Framework. Section 3: In developing the criteria and the Framework, the Secretary and LED shall concentrate on the following areas, and shall require that companies pursuing major power-intensive projects in Louisiana commit to each: A. Protecting Louisiana Ratepayers: by ensuring large-load customers fully fund the incremental generation, transmission, and infrastructure investments necessary to serve their projects — preventing cost shifts onto existing residential and commercial customers while strengthening overall grid reliability. B. Investing in Grid Resiliency and Long-Term Reliability: through upfront infrastructure contributions, long-term service agreements, and coordinated transmission planning that leaves Louisiana with a stronger, more modern electric system capable of supporting future industrial and economic growth. […] Section 6: The Secretary shall present the proposed criteria and Framework to me within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this Order. If approved by me, the Secretary shall thereafter implement and administer the Framework and report periodically on its administration and on the commitments secured from participating companies. Section 7:All departments, commissions, boards, agencies and officers of the State, or any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed to cooperate in implementing this Order, and nothing in this Order shall be construed to limit or impair the constitutional or statutory jurisdiction of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.Review official supporting evidence ↗