US-based renewables developer-operator Longroad Energy has achieved financial close and launched construction work on a 300-MWac/400-MWdc solar project in Yoakum County, Texas, which has an <a href="https://renewablesnow.com/news/longroad-strikes-300-mw-solar-ppa-backing-metas-data-centres-1268632/" target="_blank">off-take agreement</a> in place with Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META).