Meta signs PPA on 240-MW Texas solar project

AVANGRID, a sustainable energy company, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Meta, Facebook’s parent company, to procure renewable energy from True North, a 240-MW solar farm under development in Falls County, Texas, and AVANGRID’s first solar facility in the state.

“We are proud to sign this agreement with a partner like Meta who, like us at AVANGRID, has a strong commitment to accelerating the energy transition in the U.S.,” said Pedro Azagra, CEO of AVANGRID. “With projects like True North, we continue our mission of helping the country meet its ambitious clean energy goals, while also creating quality jobs and strengthening our local economies.”

Since 2020, Meta’s global operations have been supported by 100% renewable energy. The True North project will support Meta’s upcoming data center in neighboring Temple, its second data center facility in Texas.

“We’re excited to expand our partnership with AVANGRID to help bring new solar energy to support our local operations in Texas,” said Urvi Parekh, head of renewable energy at Meta. “True North will support our commitment to 100% renewable energy and represents additional investment and jobs for the region.”

True North is expected to reach commercial operation by early 2025. During its construction and operation, True North will create over 200 local jobs and is expected to pay over $40 million in property taxes over 25 years in this state.

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