Meta Taps Origis for 240-MW Texas Solar

• Meta signs VPPA with Origis Energy for 240‑MWdc Greyhound A solar in Texas, hedging ERCOT power, delivering RECs, and bankrolling battery‑ready build to power growing data centers.

Origis Energy inked a power purchase agreement with Meta for Greyhound A, a 240‑MWdc solar project in Texas feeding ERCOT and offsetting Meta’s expanding data‑center load. The corporate VPPA provides Meta a long‑term fixed price and renewable attributes, while giving Origis bankable revenue to finance and build on schedule.

Greyhound A will use bifacial modules on single‑axis trackers, string inverters, and ERCOT‑compliant controls, with a battery‑ready substation reserving capacity for multi‑hour storage and ancillary services. For Meta, ERCOT VPPAs hedge market prices and deliver RECs; for Origis, a blue‑chip counterparty lowers capital costs as Texas scales grid‑level solar and reliability.

What are Greyhound A’s storage sizing, commissioning timeline, and interconnection milestones?

• Storage sizing: Not finalized; the design keeps headroom at the project substation to accommodate a future multi-hour battery. No battery at initial COD.
• Commissioning timeline: Commercial operation date not publicly announced; BESS, if pursued, would trail the solar COD as a separate phase.
• Interconnection milestones: Proceeding through ERCOT’s queue; next steps are executing the generator interconnection agreement and posting security, with backfeed and energization dependent on transmission availability. Specific milestone dates have not been released.