AvantgridSustainable energy company signs a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Facebook parent company Meta to source renewable energy from True North. This is a 240 MW solar farm under development in Falls County, Texas, and is AVANGRID’s first solar installation. situation.
Pedro Azagra, CEO of AVANGRID said: “With projects like True North, we continue our mission to help countries reach their ambitious clean energy goals while creating quality jobs and strengthening local economies.”
Since 2020, Meta’s global operations have been powered by 100% renewable energy. The True North project will support Meta’s upcoming data center adjacent to Temple. This is his second data center facility in Texas.
Urvi Parekh, Head of Renewable Energy at Meta, said: “True North supports 100% renewable energy initiatives and means additional investments and jobs in the region.”
True North is expected to begin commercial operations by early 2025. During its construction and operation, True North will create over 200 local jobs and in this state he is expected to pay over $40 million in property taxes over 25 years.
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