Items Tagged with "Walton Emc"

Facebook’s newest data center will be 100% RE

Facebook will power its new Newton Data Center with 100% renewable energy. The data center, Facebook’s ninth facility, is located in Newton County, Georgia. Comprising three building totaling 970,000 square feet, it is expected to be operational in 2020."We are committed to powering our data c Read More...

200 MW solar allocated to Facebook data center

Facebook’s new data center in Newton County, Ga. will be supplied with 100% renewable energy, courtesy of contracts with two solar developers for three new solar projects.Walton Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), a consumer-owned utility, has executed contracts with two solar developers, S Read More...

Facebook launches Ga. solar farm to power data center

The 102.5 MW solar project that will begin to provide power to Facebook’s Newton County, Ga., data center went live Dec. 12, marking the social media company’s first solar project in the state.Facebook first announced that Walton Electric Membership Corporation would provide 100% of the Read More...

Facebook signs on additional 125 MW for Ga. data center

Facebook will be adding an additional 125 MW of solar energy to its portfolio of facilities providing power to its Newton County, Ga., data center in pursuit of its goal to power the facility with 100% renewable energy.Walton Electric Membership Corporation executed an agreement with Silicon Ranch o Read More...