EDPR signs PPA with Meta for 156 MW of Texas solar

EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) to deliver 156 MW of Texan solar power to social media giant Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB).

The contracted power will come from the 240-MW Cattlemen Solar Park that EDPR NA will build in Milam County, central Texas. The project will require some USD 280 million (EUR 258.6m) in investments, renewables company EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI:EDPR) said.

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Its North American unit EDPR NA developed the project, and will build, own and operate the solar farm. The plant is expected to be up and running in 2023.

The latest is the second PPA that EDPR closed with Meta, after first striking an agreement for the procurement of 139 MW from the 200-MW Headwaters II Wind Farm in Indiana. Meta is also set to source the entire output from the 200-MW Randolph Solar Park to power its data centre in Mesa, Arizona.

Overall, EDPR and Meta are working together to bring 495 MW of renewable energy to the grid, EDPR said.

(USD 1.0 = EUR 0.924)