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Meta Seeks Nuclear Proposals for Partnerships
Meta announced it will release a request for proposals (RFP) to identify nuclear energy developers to help the tech company meet its AI innovation and sustainability objectives — targeting 1-4 gigawatts (GW) of new nuclear generation capacity in the U.S.
Meta Deploys Solar in Oregon
Meta’s operations will be supported for a new solar project in Morrow County, Oregon.
Solar Means Business - 2024 Report
Companies across the United States are investing in record levels of solar and energy storage to power their operations. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) new Solar Means Business report, Meta retains its spot as the top corporate solar user with nearly 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, while Google is the leading energy storage user with 936 megawatt-hours of installed battery capacity.
Case Study: Belle Haven Community Campus Microgrid Project
The City of Menlo Park, in partnership with Meta and ENGIE North America, built a microgrid for the Belle Haven Community Campus (BHCC) to connect a solar PV, solar thermal, and battery energy storage system (BESS) to develop an all-electric and net-zero public building.
Meta Partners for Production of Low-Carbon Concrete
Meta announced a collaboration to accelerate the adoption of a low-carbon concrete technology and significantly lower emissions in the hard-to-abate concrete industry.
Meta's 2024 Sustainability Report
Meta's annual Sustainability Report outlines its progress to address emissions as well as the energy and water used to power its business, products and workplaces. The report highlights Meta's progress in 2023 and looks to the challenges facing the company in 2024 and beyond, including the increased energy demand of AI.
Meta Adopts Solar in Indiana
Meta Platforms signed a long-term Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement for an Indiana solar array.
Meta Signs PPAs for 374 MW of Solar
Social media company Meta signed two long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) for two solar farms under construction in the U.S.
Meta Unveils Arizona Solar Park
Social media company Meta unveiled the 200-megawatt Brittlebush Solar Park located near the town of Coolidge, Arizona.
Tech Companies Seek Supplier Action for Scope 3 Footprint
Tech companies including AWS, Digital Realty, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Schneider Electric, are calling for all suppliers serving data centers to support greater transparency in Scope 3 emissions in an effort to lower the industry's carbon footprint.
Google, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce Pledge 20M Tons Carbon Removal
Google, Meta, Microsoft and Salesforce announced the Symbiosis Coalition, an advance market commitment for nature-based removal credits in the voluntary carbon market.
Meta Adds Solar in Indiana to Support New Data Center
Meta signed two long-term Environmental Attribute Purchase Agreements (EAPAs) to enable the construction of two solar projects with a total capacity of 210 MW (280 MWdc) that will support the tech company’s recently announced $800 million data center.
Georgia Tech, Meta Partner to Create Database for DAC Tech
Georgia Tech and Meta collaborated to produce a massive database, which could make it simpler and quicker to design and implement direct air capture technologies.
Meta Adds Solar in Missouri
Meta Platforms, Inc. signed two long-term Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreements for the Kelso Solar Project in Scott County, Missouri.
Meta Adds Solar in Illinois and Arkansas
Meta procured 330 MW of renewable energy from three solar projects under development in Illinois and Arkansas.
Meta’s Arizona Data Center Adds Solar Power
Meta announced its Mesa data center will be supported by new solar energy from Salt River Project (SRP).
Apple, Nike Launch Clean Energy Procurement Academy
Apple, Nike and several other companies launched the Clean Energy Procurement Academy to equip companies with knowledge and capabilities to adopt more clean energy.
Meta Adds Solar in Texas
Tech giant Meta is adding a 240 MWac (321 MWdc) solar farm in Falls County, Texas, that will supply clean, renewable energy to power its operations in the region.
Meta Signs PPA For 240 MW of Texas Solar
Meta announced the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) to procure renewable energy from True North, a 240 MW solar farm under development in Falls County, Texas.
Meta Adds Solar In Texas
Meta announced the signing of an environmental attribute purchase agreement (EAPA) for the full capacity of Angelo Solar in Tom Green County, Texas.
Alphabet, Meta, Shopify, Stripe Join Carbon Removal Commitment
McKinsey Sustainability will partner with Alphabet, Shopify, Meta and Stripe in an eight-year $925 million commitment to accelerate the development of permanent carbon removal technologies.
Meta Adds Oklahoma Wind Power
Meta entered into a long-term renewable energy purchase agreement with TransAlta Corporation for the offtake of 100% of the generation from its 200 MW Horizon Hill Wind Power Project in Logan County, Oklahoma.
Meta Selects Missouri For New Sustainable Data Center
Meta, formerly Facebook, is building its newest hyperscale data center in Kansas City, Missouri The nearly 1 million-square-foot facility, located in the Golden Plains Technology Park, will be supported by 100% renewable energy.
Meta Breaks Ground for 100% Renewable Energy in TN
The Tennessee Valley Authority, Meta (formerly the Facebook company), Jackson Energy Authority (JEA) and Silicon Ranch broke ground on a new 70-megawatt solar facility in Madison County, Tennessee.
Meta Plans New Renewables-Powered Data Center in Idaho
Meta announced Feb. 16 that its newest data center will be located in Kuna, Idaho, through an investment of $800 million.
Meta Signs PPA for Iowa Wind Project
Meta announced it executed a power purchase agreement for the Great Pathfinder Wind, a 225 MW project located in Boone and Hamilton Counties in central Iowa.
Three New Solar Plants Will Power Meta's Georgia Data Center
Three new solar projects that will provide energy to Meta's data center operations in Georgia are now up and running.
Meta and McDonald’s PPAs Facilitate Illinois Wind Farm
Fully contracted PPAs with Meta, formerly Facebook, and McDonald’s Corporation have allowed Ørsted to acquire Lincoln Land Wind, a 302 MW onshore wind farm in Morgan County, Illinois.
