Expedited regulatory review for data center electricity supply
Company: Applied Digital
The claim, verbatim
State regulators agreed to expedite their review of Cleco Power's proposal to supply electricity to Applied Digital's AI data center in Rapides Parish
Source (primary)
Cleco Power to get expedited review for Applied Digital power project - 10/12 Industry Report (-, news_article)
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Quote: “State regulators have agreed to speed up their review of Cleco Power's proposal to supply electricity to Applied Digital's $3.6 billion AI data center in Rapides Parish.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 26, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article's opening sentence states each of these points.
Confirmed in the source:
- State regulators agreed to speed up their review
- The review concerns Cleco Power's proposal to supply electricity to Applied Digital's AI data center
- The data center is in Rapides Parish
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.1012industryreport.com/technology/ai/ceco-power-to-get-expedited-review-for-applied-digital-power-project/) in full (2,122 characters, retrieved September 22, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Cleco Power to get expedited review for Applied Digital power project - 10/12 Industry Report
Quote: “State regulators have agreed to speed up their review of Cleco Power's proposal to supply electricity to Applied Digital's $3.6 billion AI data center in Rapides Parish.”