Avangrid, Iberdrola’s US subsidiary specializing in renewable energy, has signed a contract with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to supply solar power from the 240 MW True North plant that the utility is building in Texas, according to the energy company this Tuesday in a statement.
“We are proud to sign this agreement with a partner like Meta who, like us at Avangrid, is strongly committed to accelerating the energy transition in the United States,” said Pedro Azagra, CEO of Avangrid, in the statement. “With projects like True North, we continue our mission to help the country meet its ambitious clean energy goals while creating quality jobs and strengthening our local economy,” he added.
“We are excited to expand our partnership with Avangrid to help provide new solar power to support our local Texas operations,” said Urvi Parekh, Meta’s renewable energy director. “True North will support our commitment to 100% renewable energy and represents additional investment and jobs for the region.”
Since 2020, Meta’s global activities have been powered by renewable energy. The True North project will support Meta’s upcoming data center in neighboring Temple, its second data center facility in Texas. True North, Avangrid’s first solar farm in Texas, will deliver 240 MW of clean, renewable power once it reaches commercial operations, which are expected in early 2025. The companies have not specified how much electricity is needed.
During construction and operations, True North will create more than 200 local jobs and is expected to pay more than $40 million in property taxes over 25 years in Texas, where the company already operates more than 1,250 MW of onshore wind farms.
With more than 8.6 GW of installed renewable capacity, including 1.1 GW of solar projects in operation and under construction, Avangrid is the third largest renewable energy operator in the United States. Overall, the company has a strong pipeline of more than 25 GW under development that includes solar, onshore wind, offshore wind and battery energy storage.
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