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Start with the energy systems shaping Louisiana.

Four liquid natural gas export terminals in Louisiana handle 61 percent of America's LNG shipments, and now Amazon is building $12 billion in data center campuses in Northwest Louisiana. That means Louisiana students are growing up where digital infrastructure and heavy industrial infrastructure are shaping the same energy system.

Energy data is from the EIA State Energy Data System, EIA State Electricity Profiles, NCSL State Energy Legislation Database, and state economic development offices.

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Why Energy Matters in Louisiana

Industrial Energy Base

Louisiana operates four liquid natural gas export terminals and 15 oil refineries. The state generates over three-quarters of its electricity from natural gas and ranks third among all states in natural gas production. An industrial sector that accounts for 70 percent of the state's total energy consumption—driven by chemical, petroleum, and natural gas industries combined—means Louisiana's power systems meet the continuous, high-volume electricity demands of large industrial facilities. Students who study that landscape learn how energy infrastructure decisions connect production, refining, and shipping in one state.

Data Centers and Digital Infrastructure

Amazon is building data center campuses in Northwest Louisiana—a $12 billion investment in computing infrastructure that runs continuously and demands steady, reliable power. They consume energy in ways that look different from traditional industry, but Louisiana's power systems operate at high industrial capacity. Students who understand how compute demand shapes a state's power systems learn why Louisiana's infrastructure now includes digital systems alongside refineries and LNG terminals.

The AI Smart Meter project in Latimer Energy Academy asks Louisiana students to measure how much energy it costs to run AI on a microcontroller—connecting the data they collect to the data center investment arriving in the state. Students observe the relationship between data center energy needs and Louisiana's existing electricity infrastructure: a power system shaped by high industrial demand.

Energy data is from the EIA State Energy Data System, EIA State Electricity Profiles, NCSL State Energy Legislation Database, and state economic development offices.

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The AI Smart Meter: Future Prediction

Amazon's $12 billion data center investment in Northwest Louisiana places computing infrastructure alongside the state's established industrial base: four liquid natural gas export terminals, 15 refineries, and an industrial sector that accounts for 70 percent of the state's total energy consumption. Students forecasting energy demand patterns see the direct connection between Amazon's arrival and the industrial electricity demand that characterizes Louisiana's power systems—and why forecasting that combined demand is the critical skill for understanding how the state's power systems work.

Mission spotlight

The Energy Cost of AI

Students use AI to forecast energy demand patterns and build a Digital Twin that simulates how those patterns change over time. They connect that forecasting work to Amazon's $12 billion data center campuses arriving in Northwest Louisiana, learning why the state's grid must balance continuous electricity demand from refineries and LNG terminals with the new digital infrastructure demand.

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Pilot proof

Students enjoy the work because it feels real.

In January 2026, 39 fourth-grade students in Indianapolis completed every lesson from start to finish — coding real pocket computers (microcontrollers), collecting live energy readings, and presenting findings to an audience.

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Student enjoyment

72% of students gave it a 5-star rating

100%

Reported learning something new

Every student who took the survey said they learned something new

39

Students completed the entire course

Every student finished all five lessons, coded a pocket computer (microcontroller), and presented findings

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