On March 20, 2023, Avangrid, a U.S. subsidiary of Spanish utility Iberdrola, announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Meta to procure energy from its True North solar PV project.[1] True North is a 240 MW solar farm under development in Falls County, Texas, and Avangrid’s first solar facility in the state. The solar farm will deliver 240 MW of solar energy to Meta once it reaches commercial operations in early 2025. According to Avangrid, the project will create over 200 local jobs during its construction and operation and generate over $40 million in property taxes over 25 years.

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 nearby Temple, Texas, their second data center in Texas. With more than 8.6 GW of installed renewable capacity, including 1.1 GW of solar projects operating and under construction, Avangrid is the third largest renewable energy operator in the U.S. the company has more than 25 GW of clean energy under development, including solar, onshore wind, offshore wind, and battery energy storage.

[1] https://www.avangrid.com/w/avangrid-to-support-meta-s-operations-in-texas-with-new-240-mw-solar-farm