MS Solar Grid Data center (New Orleans East)
Also called: Data One Eastern Rise
A company called MS Solar Grid Data wanted to build a two-phase, solar-backed data center in New Orleans East. After the City Council banned new data centers in January 2026, it pulled its permit and said it would build in another parish.
Where things stand: Developer pulled its zoning permit after the City Council banned new data centers on Jan. 28, 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Jan 28, 2026): New Orleans City Council voted unanimously for a temporary ban on data centers; the developer pulled its zoning permit hours later.
What we know
- 📍 Where10251 I-10 W Service Road and 10200 Plainfield Drive, near I-10 and Read Boulevard, New Orleans, Orleans Parish
- 🏢 CompanyMS Solar Grid Data
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromDescribed by the developer as solar-backed.
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What happened so far
- Nov 2025Developer mailed letters to neighbors ahead of a public meeting.
- Jan 28, 2026New Orleans City Council voted unanimously for a temporary ban on data centers; the developer pulled its zoning permit hours later.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
City council voted 6-0 to stop all data center approvals and licenses citywide for one year, using a temporary zoning district. It came hours before the developer of a proposed data center in New Orleans East pulled its permit. The pause can be extended.
📜 Data center rules
Council asked the City Planning Commission to write the city's first data center rules: a definition, where they may go, and limits on noise, size and safety. As of late summer 2026 the commission had not sent final rules to the council.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- New Orleans council bans data center development · FOX 8 · Jan 29, 2026
- New Orleans City Council bans data center development for a year. Here's why · WWNO · Jan 29, 2026
- New Orleans East data center · The Advocate · Jan 2026
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