Facebook reveals virtually 1 GW of brand-new power bargains

• As Facebook races to meet its objective of coming to be 100% powered by renewables by the end of this year, it has made an additional substantial financial investment in tidy power by signing contracts for 806 MW of brand-new solar and wind capability, with projects in Ireland and also the US states of Utah, Ohio, Illinois, and also Tennessee.

Facebook has actually signed agreements to get 806 MW of solar and also wind power from projects throughout Utah, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee as well as Ireland. All of the contracts will sustain its objective of coming to be 100% powered by renewables by the end of this year.

The projects are geographically diverse as well as cover a variety of developers. Facebook signed the contracts with Brookfield Renewable Partners, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, and Apex Clean Energy.

To day, Facebook has secured offers for more than 5 GW of renewables, with 2 GW currently operational. It expects another 1.5 GW of wind and also solar power ahead online by the end of this year.

Facebook has purchased a variety of remarkable solar projects throughout the United States. In New Mexico, it has 100 MW spread across 2 projects to feed the Los Lunas data facility. It has likewise partnered with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on two solar projects, totaling 377 MW, to support its information center in Huntsville, Alabama.

In November, Facebook introduced 2 of the largest solar projects that it has actually handled to date-- the 300 MW Prospero Solar project in Andrews County, Texas, and the 122 MW Cove Mountain 2 solar project in Iron County, Utah. Both projects are anticipated to be finished this year.

Facebook will also obtain power from what will be one of the biggest solar projects in Texas, the 497 MW Roadrunner solar project, located in Upton County.